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how do i clean gel from injectors?

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Old Apr 9, 2008 | 10:18 AM
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From: Canyon lake tx. just outside of New Braunfels
how do i clean gel from injectors?

1st post..hope i'm doing it right....man do i need help....i have a ' 041/2, 2500....i topped off my tank at a shell station with their 20% blended diesel...it had been warm for a couple of weeks then a cold front blew in, the fuel gelled and formed a waxy substance and now my truck runs like a one legged dog...if i put a heating cable on the injector rail will it melt the wax.....will my block heater get my injectors hot enough to clear them?.......or should i just put it in the shop?...i found an additive made by power service to keep it from happining again called biodiesel anti gel...but it won't solve the problem i have now..........any help would be greatly appreciated....the codes showing are 3 injector codes 2 thru 5 and a p 2146, i don't know what it is.............thanks

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Old Apr 9, 2008 | 12:51 PM
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Try Power Service, Red Bottle, Diesel 911. You could also put an electric heater under your hood for a while and plug in the blockheater. The 911 should take care of things in the tank. A little in the fuel filter and a new filter wouldn't hurt either. Luck

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Old Apr 9, 2008 | 08:21 PM
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I'm not far from you, and it hasn't been cold enough to gell anything lately here in the SA/Canyon Lake Area. Are you sure you didn't just get bad fuel?
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