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Old 01-22-2008, 08:45 PM
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How cold is it where you are? Have you only experienced the power loss since it has been cold? Once temps drop below 25 you can experience fuel gelling or waxing depending on fuel quality. What happens is the fuel starts to solidify and crystal, these crystals can clog the filter and the injectors resulting in a loss of power. In severe cases the machine will shut down altogether and can not be restarted without either being warmed or treating the fuel and replacing the filter. 911 fuel treatment is about the best there is, I've even heard cases where adding this to a frozen fuel system will melt the crystals and allow restarting. Follow the directions on the label and if you have a bulk tank, treat that as well.
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