Does anyone have any words od advice/caution/tips etc. for safe cold weather driving?

One time I had to walk 8 miles in 10 degree weather without a when the weather took a sudden dip.
Specifically, here on the East Coast , we get burned a lot because the morining will be realtively nice and a cold air high pressure system will blow in and drivr temperatures down by night fall to the teens....

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The two best bits of advice I can give are to buy your fuel at a large volume station where they are known to keep it correct for weather conditions -- a friend of mine had his mother use the local truck stop after he researched the sales volume. This way, you always have conditioned fuel. Trucks dead on the highway from gelled fuel makes people angry for some reason.

The other thing to do is add some diesel treatment to EVERY tank of fuel in the winter. That way you won't get caught short. Normally, once you get the engine running, the return fuel will keep the tank warm enough to prevent gelling, but a sharp temp drop (we get them here in Indiana, too) can take the temp of the fuel in the filters below gell point, making starting impossible. I've had it happen to me a couple times. Not a problem since we have a couple of gasoline cars, but a major annoyance.

Otherwise, a heated garage is nice!

Peter

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Stanadyne Performance Formula. Put it in every tank and never worry about gelled fuel. Also increases cetane and adds lubricity, which is usually stripped when #2 is blended with #1 or kerosene for winter use.

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PS, I live in Sussex county NJ......similar conditions, but a little colder, I'm up in bear country.

I maintain the car well, use Redline with each tank and add a glug of PowerService in the winter. I make sure my valves are adjusted and have a good battery. I use Delo 15-40 with no additives. I make sure I have good fuel filters, air filters and change the oil religiously and I make sure I buy diesel at a high volume stations.

When starting, let the glow plugs head up for a few seconds after the light goes out and don't be afraid to mash the pedal down to 1/2 when you start to crank.

Good luck and enjoy the snow this Wednesday.

JCD