Larry,
How long should diesel last if the tank is topped up with no void for
condensation ?
MMC
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James Sweet wrote in news:N_ZWg.1257$P92.1020
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There must be close to 20 gallons of 50:1.


Where are you located, James? I burn it in my gas car, a Chevy V-8 EFI,
if
it's free...(c; Just add 5 gallons to a tank of "new" gas to dilute it
with more octane producing light elements. If it knocks, cut back on the
old gas even more.

Does the gas smell like shellac or gas? Was it in a plastic tank or
metal?
A full metal tank with no air pocket in it will store gas indefinately.
There's a metal tank on my Honda 5KW genset that starts on the first pull
that's been in there since 1989! It still smells like regular gas, not
shellac, because it cannot breathe in a full tank...losing light elements.

Don't pour water in your car, however....

4-stroke engines, by the way, run just fine on 50:1 2-stroke mix. We used
to call it "top oil" back in the 50's....a good thing.

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MMC wrote:
Larry,
How long should diesel last if the tank is topped up with no void for
condensation ?


Diesel lasts pretty well forever, it doesn't have nearly the volatiles
that gasoline has and it doesn't have alcohol in it to soak up water. I
have used ancient diesel without any problems and you can use it as fire
starter as well, or solvent, it's much safer stuff.

James Sweet wrote:
MMC wrote:
Larry,
How long should diesel last if the tank is topped up with no void for
condensation ?


Diesel lasts pretty well forever, it doesn't have nearly the volatiles
that gasoline has and it doesn't have alcohol in it to soak up water. I
have used ancient diesel without any problems and you can use it as fire
starter as well, or solvent, it's much safer stuff.

Diesel fuel attracts moisture, and that moisture does most of the
damage you see in diesel fuel systems. Because diesel fuel attracts
moisture, the alcohol statement is moot.

"James Sweet" wrote in message
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MMC wrote:
Larry,
How long should diesel last if the tank is topped up with no void for
condensation ?


Diesel lasts pretty well forever, it doesn't have nearly the volatiles
that gasoline has and it doesn't have alcohol in it to soak up water. I
have used ancient diesel without any problems and you can use it as fire
starter as well, or solvent, it's much safer stuff.

I had the same question last year since I have 500 gallons of diesel sitting
in a boat that has not been used for over a year. It's a good idea to add
some biocide (even a little water in the fuel will encourage critter growth)
but the fuel itself will last indefinitely. I have to check something
though .... I know gas fuel tanks on boats are vented, but I am not sure
about diesel tanks. I think they are .... which is another reason to add
some biocide from time to time.

Eisboch

Eisboch wrote:
"James Sweet" wrote in message
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MMC wrote:
Larry,
How long should diesel last if the tank is topped up with no void for
condensation ?


Diesel lasts pretty well forever, it doesn't have nearly the volatiles
that gasoline has and it doesn't have alcohol in it to soak up water. I
have used ancient diesel without any problems and you can use it as fire
starter as well, or solvent, it's much safer stuff.

I had the same question last year since I have 500 gallons of diesel sitting
in a boat that has not been used for over a year. It's a good idea to add
some biocide (even a little water in the fuel will encourage critter growth)
but the fuel itself will last indefinitely. I have to check something
though .... I know gas fuel tanks on boats are vented, but I am not sure
about diesel tanks. I think they are .... which is another reason to add
some biocide from time to time.

Eisboch

They would have to be vented, because as you pull fuel out, unless it
were vented, you'd create a vacuum.

"Eisboch" wrote in
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which is another reason to add
some biocide from time to time.


And....biocide is only good BEFORE the diesel grows algae, not after. If
there's algae in it, it just needs polishing and you come up with good
diesel fuel again...without the bugs.



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"MMC" wrote in news:%i7Xg.10249$fe2.4957
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Larry,
How long should diesel last if the tank is topped up with no void for
condensation ?


I don't think diesel has a shelf life if you can keep it DRY. What makes
diesel grow algae is a thin layer of water under it. The algae lives in
that surface layer, eating the diesel and drinking the water.

Should last indefinately, but, more realistically, it's nearly impossible
to keep diesel dry...especially near the ocean. Topped off every time, of
course, is best....



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