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Dom - 01 Dec 2004 03:26 GMT

Hello guys,

I have a few questions regarding a 05 Chevy Duramax. Any insight would be
appreciated so I start in the right direction with the new truck.

I just purchased my first diesel and am interested in the additional (if
any) care I need to perform versus the old gasser I once owned. What do I do
about this problem of water in the fuel I hear about? How does an owner deal
with that?

The truck came with a winter front grill cover. Anyone have experience with
this? The manual indicates use it in very cold temps, without indicating a
specific temperature. Do I need to worry about the fuel in the fuel lines
gelling if I use a product like Standayne or Howe's? I'm lead to believe
fuel in the fuel lines will gel while I'm cruising at 65 mph due to wind
chill. Can that be true?

Regarding additives / lubricants.through some internet research I decided on
using Standayne Performance Formula. I saw on a advertisement for Howe's
Diesel Treat on the SPEED channel - want to know what the difference between
Stanadyne's Performance Formula and Howe's Diesel Treat. Prefer one over the
other?

My winters are spent in northern New Jersey, other than a few occasional
trips to upstate New York and Connecticut where it is colder / more
snowfall.

Regards,
Dom

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The Nolalu Barn Owl - 01 Dec 2004 13:37 GMT

>Hello guys,
>
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>fuel in the fuel lines will gel while I'm cruising at 65 mph due to wind
>chill. Can that be true?

Windchill does not work that way. GOOGLE windchill and educate
yourself.

>Regarding additives / lubricants.through some internet research I decided on
>using Standayne Performance Formula. I saw on a advertisement for Howe's
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>Regards,
>Dom

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Best Regards
Gordie

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Whitelightning - 02 Dec 2004 01:18 GMT

"The Nolalu Barn Owl"
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> >Hello guys,
>> >The truck came with a winter front grill cover. Anyone have experience

with

> >this? The manual indicates use it in very cold temps, without indicating a
> >specific temperature. Do I need to worry about the fuel in the fuel lines
> >gelling if I use a product like Standayne or Howe's?

Dont know a thing about Standayne, never heard of it before now, Howes on
the other hand is an industry standard in the trucking business. The only
two brands you will see at a truckstop are Howes, and PowerService products.
Of the two, Howes has always taken good care of me, it also happens to be
the number one brand in the country.

And NASA, and I, disagree with you Gordie, from thier web page located at
http://observe.arc.nasa.gov/nasa/earth/wind_chill/chill_home.html
Any warm object, like a human being, will lose heat when it is exposed to
cold air. The greater the wind speed, the faster the object will lose heat.
The difference between people and inanimate objects is that we feel or sense
the heat loss. A temperature we feel is called a sensible temperature. Maybe
you've noticed that some days feel colder than others when there is a strong
wind blowing, even if the temperatures are the same! This phenomenon is
known as wind chill. To estimate the heat loss based on temperature and wind
speeds, we use the Wind Chill Index. Wind chill is referred to as an
equivalent or sensible temperature, since it is not an actual temperature.

The key will be how exposed the fuel lines are, and how cold it is. It
statrts getting below 10 degrees its cold enough to gell..

Whitelightning

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Bret Chase - 02 Dec 2004 02:27 GMT

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>:|Whitelightning

well nasa is wrong in this instance... wind chill can only affect
things that lose moisture, i.e. warm blooded creatures or evaporative
cooling systems.

http://www.usatoday.com/weather/resources/basics/windchill/wind-chill-second-law.htm

or

http://www.msc-smc.ec.gc.ca/education/windchill/fact_quiz_e.cfm

-Bret

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