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Originally Posted by rg_stephens
I don't mean to change the topic, but I just moved to Waynesboro Pennsylvania from Las Vegas NV, so this will be my first REALLY cold winter. How cold does it need to be before I need to leave the heater plugged in......add fuel additive.....add kerosene... or borrow a gas car? Even with a block heater, the fuel in the tank could still solidify, correct?
Robert
'83 240D 270k Miles
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I have a car identical to yours with just a few more miles on it. I plug the block heater into the system when the temp gets below 20 degrees.
Up to that, it starts ok without any issues. Bear in mind that when I drive it, it's for a minimum of one hour or at least 50 miles, so the battery stays charged. KEEP THE VALVES PROPERLY ADJUSTED!!
I have never yet added anything other than standard winter diesel fuel. No problems. If your car is not a veggiemobile, you should be ok, if you want add some "diesel treat" or one of the other brands.
Suggestion: make sure your block heater cord works. The fastest place to get the genuine PhillipsTemro cord is parts geek.
www.*********.com. Sorry guys, but I never got the calls back when I left the messsages and I needed one. 18 bucks to my door in 2 days in Detroit. And I deal a lot with Roy personally, but when you need it now, FL sometimes takes too long. Because I travel, everything has to be timed and calculated.
Read the previous thread on the physics of starting in winter, it's very very true!
S