...and I have no place to plug in. Think I'm going to be OK?

Tried a search on the topic, but none of my queries produced any definitive results. I have Rotella T 15w40 in the motor and a bottle of Stanadyne on standby. Think I should pour it in?

Or am I making a mountain out of a molehill?

 

Are you puttin the Stanadyne in the fuel or oil? If you are running straight #2 then deffinatly put er in the fuel. I would even if you are runnin a mix. Gellin up stinks when you have to fix it in the cold. Why dont you have a place to plug in?

 

Like 98 12v said, don't know what kinda fuel you are running and if any additives. I plugged mine in last night for the first time this season. It has been at or near 0 degrees F over the past 2 weeks. I have not had a problem starting. I had 8 oz. of Power Service white in the tank. Prior to that it was jut pump fuel. Just cycle the grid. She should pop off if the fuel is flowing.

 

You will not have any problems. You are running a little bit heavy oil for cold, but that isnt really very cold, it will start right up, just let the grid heaters do their job. I have started mine at -35 without being plugged in, it makes a bit of noise, but always starts

Kevin

 

Cool, thanks. I'll dump some stanadyne in the tank since I have it on hand. I can't plug in because I live in an apartment and my landlord gets cranked about the cord across the parking lot. Not normally a problem, but it's not normally below zero in this part of Ohio!

 

mine sat for a week of below zero temps up here. started when it was -15F the other day after sitting for that week. the grid heaters are amazing.

 

Agreed, Kevin. You should cycle the grid heater twice before starting in the AM. Also- does the stanadyne have anti-gel? The winter Power Service does, and it seems to be readily available "down there".