Hi, Apart from the problems of freezing and waxing being discussed. Biofuels come with their own problems, the ethanol tries to separate from the diesel, not such a problem in fuel tanks in road use because the fuel sloshing about keeps it mixed although it can be a problem in slow turn over storage tanks which is why some have stirrers in the bottom.
waxed fuel usually stays just like that A bit like vaseline jelly, coz that is basically what it is sort of is, petroleum jelly !!waxing of fuel is not reversable like frozen fuel is.
So you are confirming it could possibly be waxed fuel caused by low temps and that this will stay waxed until physically cleaned out?waxed fuel usually stays just like that A bit like vaseline jelly, coz that is basically what it is sort of is, petroleum jelly !!
0ne degree above is nothing, all the metal etc etc will still be at or below freezing . a bit like a frozen tap you have to get to 5 degs before they free off. Your fridge is about 2 deg above but put a lump of ice in there and it is still a lump of ice days later !! last year the frozen turkey went outside in plastic crate full of ice coz it was too big to go any where else, three days days and it was still frozen! and the ambient was about 3-4degs so I had to empty the ice out, to get it to de- frost !!
if the temperature is freezing or close to it yes,So you are confirming it could possibly be waxed fuel caused by low temps and that this will stay waxed until physically cleaned out?
That't the crazy thing about the part of the world we live in. I've been to Alasks in the winter 5 times and I'm sure the coldest I've ever been is in this country. It the moisture that gets you, it was a few degrees the other day and it felt freezing. First thing this morning it was lovely even at -10, a quilted shirt and a woolly hat was the only extra clothing to my normal and it was perfectly fine walking the dog and thawing a the pipe to the house which is exposed at the moment