My 2004.5 Ram ALMOST Gelled last night. It was -18F last night and I forgot to plug in. Truck started right up and I let it idle for 5 minutes. Slowly started driving and about 1/4 mile down the road I could feel that it was starting to gel (I could feel it bogging as soon as I gave it ANY throttle). I IDLED back home & parked it. BTW, the fuel was treated w/ Power Service white bottle and the tank is almost full.

Tonight it will get down to 'only' 0F (significantly warmer than last night). If I plug in overnight & let it idle for 20 minutes before driving tomorrow AM will I be OK? I don't feel like replacing the filter, but if I have to, I will.

 

Plugging it in won't help with gelling much, Some say otherwise, but I dose it about 2X the strength with white bottle when it gets really cold, and it helps to let her idle for a wee bit longer to get the fuel recirculating and warming.

I would say try it at 20 minute idle before you take off and see how that plays out.

Also, if your fuel guys used the same calculations for their additive package that they used around here, they missed it by a bit, we have had more freeze ups since any time since the really bad 2010 season.

Thankfully I have never gelled mine up, I learned my lesson back in the 90's with my 6.2 GM, never again ( If I can help it )

 

Maybe the smart thing to do is just wait until Saturday when it is supposed to get to 44F. I gelled mine up about 6 years ago and it was no fun.

 

I found the best way to keep it from gelling is to spend the winter in Arizona, has worked for me the last 7 years.

 

I'm with fiftygrit on this one as I know that'll work better than all of the other suggestions ....LOL

Jim

 

I'm sitting here in CO. It's been as cold as -20 and as warm a 6 for the last 48 hours. I think I have a huge Popsicle . The tank is full I doubled the power service and put PS 911 in the filter housings. It runs for about 3 minutes before it quits. I really need the laugh.

 

I fought it this morning too. It was about -15. I took an electric heater and put it under the old Fass11 for about an hour and I finally got some fuel pressure showing on my gauge. About half of normal. I gave it another shot of Stanadyne I found in the garage. I had some Power Service in it, but apparently not enough. Hopefully we are through this cold snap for the year.

I only fought this one time in the past. I wound up getting a large flat aluminum pan and put a single layer of charcoal in it. Slid it under the front of the tank, fuel pump area. I watched it pretty carefully as I didn't want to burn things down but about a half hour later, I was running.

 

power service has been worthless. It used to be good, but it was all I could get a few weeks ago. Double dosed. Still gelled. Blew my Fuel Pump fuse. Found some Shaffers no problems. I don't know what PS has done but it hasn't been working and we have been in the negatives here but not that cold.