White Spirit

[paul7collins]

I was told two capfuls of white spirit in your fuel tank stops your diesel from freezing up ,Anybody else heard this last year my diesel froze in the pipes i ended up putting a drop of petrol in the tank , I live right on the downs well open no shelter as such , Any help will be appreciated cheers paul

 

[extreme-4x4]

never freezes here on the top of my mountain . and bloody windy.
i think id stick with the petrol

 

[zippy656]

i though adding white spirit ilegal,

any was something is added for you

 

[Paul]

We was @ just under - 12 last night here & the Mav fired up first time today..

 

[rustic]

In the old days.... fleet companies ordered their diesel in the summer in huge quantities and so they used summer fuel in the winter, I remember seeing fires lit under the trucks to warm the fuel, I would have thought that fuel from the forecourt will have the additives in already.

There are problems on the canals etc where boat fuel has been in storage for ages at the Marinas, and it could have anything in, moisture promotes diesel bug, probably why it is more of a problem on boats.

Diesel is also used on boats for heating so I bet there are a few frozen in, not able to cruise, but wanting hot water from the calorifier from the heat off the engine, and wonder why it won't start. Or have the diesel fired esbarcher hot air heaters.

I have swapped over to propane for the boat for the winter as it still works at temperatures below freezing.