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Old 12-23-2011, 09:01 AM   #4
RickB
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Fuel Temperature

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skipperdude wrote:I should delete this tread untill I have the literature in front of me.
No, don't do that, every question answers something for somebody.

CAT's note was that if you use a fuel heater in very cold weather but let the fuel get too hot, the viscosity can drop too much and you can lose power.

Too low a viscosity accelerates wear in the fuel injection pump and injectors. Too hot a fuel can create vapor bubbles and cause cavitation in the injector pump that creates a great deal of wear and since vapor displaces fuel, it is just like reducing the amount of fuel being injected so the engine loses power.

Don't worry about it unless you wrapped your fuel line around the dry stack a few times to make a really skookum fuel heater.

https://safety.cat.com/cda/files/715...l+Machines.pdf

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-- Edited by RickB on Friday 23rd of December 2011 11:14:33 AM


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