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6. Fill Up on Antifreeze. Before the big chill sets in, make sure to top off your antifreeze -- but use a winter-specific formula. Antifreeze must be mixed with water, usually in an exact 50/50 ratio.
Some car makers were recommending adding up to 20% gasoline to permit operation in cold weather (at the price of higher consumption) and it had been common practice in Europe where No. 1 fuel is not offered at gas stations. Since the 1990s car makers began selling only direct injection diesel engines – these will not withstand any gasoline ...
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Dry gas is an alcohol-based additive gas used in automobiles to prevent water from freezing in water-contaminated fuels, thereby restoring the combustive power of gasoline spoiled by water. Dry gas is added to the fuel tank and binds to the water to burn it off, and typically contains either methanol or isopropyl alcohol .
A winter blend of E70 is mandated in some regions in the US, [114] [118] while Sweden mandates E75. [115] [119] Some regions in the United States now allow E51 (51% ethanol, 49% gasoline) to be sold as E85 in the winter months. As of October 2010, nearly 3,000 E85 fuel pumps were in Europe, led by Sweden with 1,699 filling stations.
Before putting your snowblower to bed for the season, either run the fuel tank dry or add fuel stabilizer, which keeps gasoline fresh for up 24 months, to the tank. If you use fuel stabilizer, run ...
Extended periods of fall chill have been hard to come by for much of the country since the season began last month. But the combination of an expansive cold front and an upcoming surge of cold ...
All the winter months that season saw temperatures well below average across the continent. 2007. 2007 Northern Hemisphere cold wave – All of Canada and most of the United States underwent a freeze after a two-week warming that took place in late March and early April. Crops froze, wind picked up, and snow drizzled much of the United States.