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"brian clode" skrev i en meddelelse
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I have been told that you should not do it but Can anyone explain why you
should not put diesel fuel in a galvanised fuel tank. What happens?
Brian



Galvanised is zink coated soft steel, when using from the tank air will replace
the fuel used , then at night the tank get cold and fumes of water wil
condensate inside the tank , then next day new air replace the now dry air or
moisture will enter the air again and the show can go on. Now when the water
enter the fuel , some quite bitter substances are washed out of the
fuel, --------- somthing that go directly for the weak zink galvanizing , so in
the end your tank start rust at the bottom !
Use stainless steel for Diesel tanks or make sure the condensating water will
end up in a "cup" specialy designed for that at the bottom of the tank.
Also this is the reson there alway's be somthing left in an emty tank, tanks are
simply made so, that the fuel pipe never reach down the very bottom, as
othervise starting the engine for a long time rest, you could be getting water
not Diesel from the tank into the fuel pump , Diesel engines is robust but they
don't run on water
P.C.