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Old 01-04-2014, 02:49 PM
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Great suggestion Brian. I also run about .5 oz. of HEET to a gallon of gasoline. Only do this if you have a copper or lined fuel line, as it will dry out a standard rubber fuel line.

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I add the whole container to a 5 galion container. My IH Cub Cadets have a rubber line. Never had a fuel line issue.

Make sure you use Heet in the red container.

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I would think that IMO; 3 issues would be most viable.

1. Temp. & effect in reducing the power in cranking in your battery. No matter what if it sits in 0-deg., power voltage is reduced in cranking.

2. Oil that is thicker than corn syrup because of freezing temp's.

3. Moisture in gas because of ethanol (?) left standing it starts condensation.
Most of the moisture comes from the air cleaner pulling in cold air into a hot engine. It is not unusal to have 1/4 to 1/2 inch of snow on the hood of my snow machines. Suck a little of that snow covered air into you engine and see how well it runs. E-10 fuel works great if stored correctly.
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They made a cold start kit for the 14 and 1650's that was nothing but a clutch in the driveline to disengage the hydro pump for easier cold starts. years ago someone posted some pics of this on another Cub Cadet forum and some one else had an instruction sheet. even on gear drive it makes sense to push the clutch in so you don't have to spin anything in the trans in thick oil.
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They made a cold start kit for the 14 and 1650's that was nothing but a clutch in the driveline to disengage the hydro pump for easier cold starts. years ago someone posted some pics of this on another Cub Cadet forum and some one else had an instruction sheet. even on gear drive it makes sense to push the clutch in so you don't have to spin anything in the trans in thick oil.
Sorta off topic but not- when starting my dad's 53 farmall H in the real real cold I have to start it with the clutch in. The engine will warm up for about 2 min (with the clutch still in) and then I let it out slowly. I've stalled the engine before just trying to get it to turn the 90wt rear end oil in neutral.
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Don't all the manual cubs have to be started with the clutch in? My 126 has to be as it's a safety feature....nothing happens when you turn the key and the clutch is out
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[QUOTE=Merk;235409]I add the whole container to a 5 galion container. My IH Cub Cadets have a rubber line. Never had a fuel line issue.

Make sure you use Heet in the red container.

Ah.....some of the ingredients of the famed "Merkle" Top Secret Fuel Mixture is shared...I've heard of your fuel mixture from a couple of guys in my area and they said that their cubs really like it!

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Don't all the manual cubs have to be started with the clutch in? My 126 has to be as it's a safety feature....nothing happens when you turn the key and the clutch is out


My 122 has no wireing for that saftey switch.My 106 has it though but I never start that in the winter,
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Don't all the manual cubs have to be started with the clutch in? My 126 has to be as it's a safety feature....nothing happens when you turn the key and the clutch is out
Erh...yes...they are supposed to be that way, but I'm sure many of them have been modified throughout the years. Both my dad's 125 AND my 147 no longer require the foot pedal down to start.
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What is the difference between the yellow and red heet?
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What is the difference between the yellow and red heet?
As found on a different site:

The difference between HEET and ISO-HEET:
ISO-HEET (which comes in a red bottle) contains isopropanol while HEET Gas-Line antifreeze (which comes in a yellow bottle) contains methanol. Both products prevent gas line freeze-up hassles but remove water in different ways. Iso-HEET has five times the drying power of regular gas-line antifreeze - you might want to give it a try under extreme cold weather conditions.
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I don't want to start a oil war just some info. You can find the cold pour on the oil manufactures site.. I don't remember now however comparing cold pour points a year ago Rotella hd 30 had lower cold pour than many 10w30 engine oils also used oil analysis showed rotella delo to rival and even beat many synthetic oils. Engine oil has come a long way since Kohler made these engines along with operators manual..
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