What do I do after biodiesel gelling?

What do I do after biodiesel gelling?

10-31-2006, 05:41 PM

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What do I do after biodiesel gelling?

Temps in the upper 20s/low 30s this morning…about 90% soy biodiesel in tank. I knew it would be a crap shoot. Truck chugged to work barely making 25mph. I assume fuel filter clogged with gelled fuel. Temps should be in the 40s this afternoon. Question: am I going to have to change the filter, or will the gelled fuel 'soften' in the warmer temps and unclog itself? TIA

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