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TokyoJoe (64.45.220.94)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, August 16, 2002 - 8:18 pm: | |
I will store an 8V71 in hot florida for 6 months. Can't find any product locally that will ensure the above.(In fact, the 6 places I went to had 0 idea what I wanted.)
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Dwight (67.213.8.79)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, August 17, 2002 - 12:23 am: | |
6 months, I would not worry, algae grows in water not diesel..if no water no problem....if you still want something i noticed some diesel algae treatment at Wal-mat in the automotive section... |
FAST FRED (63.215.224.199)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, August 17, 2002 - 5:43 am: | |
Go to a boat supply and ask for Bio- Bor, the boat folks will have it on the shelf.
Any Big marina that sells fuel will usually have it, there are other brands.
You DO have water in the fuel , from condensation in your tank , if not from the fuel farm and tanker shipping and the truck stop tanks.
Unless your coach is kept in a bottle , air conditioned and with a constant barometric pressure to stop condensation , you have some water in the fuel.
Its a great idea to poison the bacteria before they do their damage , and you need to change filters every few miles.
Boat folks solve the constant problem by use of a day tank that fuel is constantly cleaned and kept full.(Boats have BIG tanks)
Many boats will have a fuel polishing system that is a pickup , pump , big filter set and return.
The fuel goes round & round & stays clean .
Oil floats on water , so IF you can just loosen the plug on the bottom of your tank till it just drips , catch the drops till only diesel comes out before storage , its a big help.
Completly Filling the fuel tank , in storage till its FULL , with a few cans works well too.
The more fuel , the less air to condense water.
For a bit of water (quart sized problem) the boat folks have an absorber that gets fed in the top of the tank , and then is pulled back out (string) when full of water.
Bacteria bodies & waste will clog your filter , water can blow the tips off your injectors.
FAST FRED |
George Myers (12.85.14.223)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, August 20, 2002 - 8:22 pm: | |
I found three or four kinds of fuel treatment with an algae killer at the local farm supply store. Specifically Tractor Supply Center (TSC). |
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