"Roger Long" wrote in message
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"Joe" wrote
Quick Question: Just where oh where is the water going to go to?
Emulsified out of existance?

It will go through the engine. If the surfacant can distribute it finely
enough through the fuel, it will just vaporize in the combustion process
with a slight loss of performance and maybe some additional wear on the
injectors. It' s when it's rolling around in slugs that go down the fuel
line so that the engine tries to run on nearly pure water for short
periods that you have a big trouble.


I'm getting into your fuel problem a bit late Roger, whats up?
You got alge problems?

I haven't had any problems but am just trying to head them off.

The boat was stored hauled out with fuel in it for six years before I
bought it and everything had turned to jelly. The PO paid to have it all
cleaned out and the tank polished. I than ran it for two and a half
seasons without giving it a thought. The sediment bowl remained crystal
clear until a few weeks ago when I spotted just a few specks of alge and
realized it was time to start being proactive. The engine missed about
three beats around this time (which prompted the look at the filter) when
the tank was down to about minimum.

I put in the StarTron and the sediment bowl turned immediately solid
green, as it should. I changed the filters and the engine continues to
purr.

I find myself often motoring along close to sheer cliffs since looking at
the shorline and wildlife is a major crusing objective for me. I'm
planning to do this in Newfoundland after the current research vessel
project is finished so I'm starting to really take an interest in the
subject of keeping engines running. I've previously had a fairly casual
attitude because I have those dacron "take home" engines up on the spars.

My fuel tank is quite high in the hull and far from the cold hull surface
so I probably don't get any significant condensation. It's not generally
a big problem in this climate anyway and fuel quality is pretty good.

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Roger Long


Ya, the time to think about algae and water is before it becomes a problem,
not after. For my part, I think all diesel should be treated at fill-up.