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wrote in message ups.com... No diesel engine ever had a problem from it's fuel being too clean. With that in mind, and after some years listening/reading several sides to the filtering/polishing debates, plus some industrial experience along these lines, I finally added a pump & some new lines/ valves so that we can polish (sort of) our fuel. Sailboats don't have as big a problem; our 2 fuel tanks are 150 gallons each. The fuel currently in them was pumped in August last year. Before that, fuel was stored for up to 4 years.... 4 years? Was it varnish? SBV |
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On Apr 24, 11:08 pm, "Scotty" wrote:
wrote in message ups.com... No diesel engine ever had a problem from it's fuel being too clean. With that in mind, and after some years listening/reading several sides to the filtering/polishing debates, plus some industrial experience along these lines, I finally added a pump & some new lines/ valves so that we can polish (sort of) our fuel. Sailboats don't have as big a problem; our 2 fuel tanks are 150 gallons each. The fuel currently in them was pumped in August last year. Before that, fuel was stored for up to 4 years.... 4 years? Was it varnish? SBV That is a bit old, however on an island I once visited they had diesel 40+ YO. As long as it's in a tank and polished its a-OK. I installed a polishing system like Dougboats too this winter, quite happy with it. After some shipyard time I'll get out and slosh things about and polish properly. Joe |
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"Joe" wrote in message oups.com.. .. On Apr 24, 11:08 pm, "Scotty" wrote: them was pumped in August last year. Before that, fuel was stored for up to 4 years.... 4 years? Was it varnish? SBV That is a bit old, however on an island I once visited they had diesel 40+ YO. As long as it's in a tank and polished its a-OK. I installed a polishing system like Dougboats too this winter, quite happy with it. After some shipyard time I'll get out and slosh things about and polish properly. I've turned down free 300 gals , that was 2 years in a house tank, had that varnish smell / look to it. Scotty |
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