| Author | Message | ||
| doug yes (Dougg)
Registered Member Username: Dougg Post Number: 143 Registered: 1-2007 Posted From: 174.131.39.28 Rating: N/A |
I found a fuel tank with a bunch of old diesel in it. I have a 1 micron filter around. If I filter it really well can I use it, maybe not in the bus but in my tractor? | ||
| JC Alacoque (Jc_alacoque)
Registered Member Username: Jc_alacoque Post Number: 122 Registered: 7-2006 Posted From: 207.34.166.7 Rating: N/A |
Yes, I would. Make sure you leave the water , if any, at the bottom of the old tank. It might not even need filtering. Maybe some snake oil additive for peace of mind... JC | ||
| FloridaCliff (Floridacracker)
Registered Member Username: Floridacracker Post Number: 443 Registered: 7-2004 Posted From: 68.202.154.78 Rating: N/A |
Doug, I would pump some out into a clear container and see how it settles out. Water, algae, etc.. If it has algae add some remover , let it sit and i would run it through the filter back into itself, basically polishing the fuel. If water as JC said. My bus had 50 gallons of old fuel when I bought it, just ended up changing my primary a few times. Best of luck, Cliff | ||
| FAST FRED (Fast_fred)
Registered Member Username: Fast_fred Post Number: 1666 Registered: 10-2006 Posted From: 67.238.59.158  Rating: N/A |
Old fuel suffers from two problems asphalting where the fuel clumps back together into chunks , and bugs from water in the fuel. The clumps are easy to remove with most any filter , but in this case you must SUCK , not pump thru the filter. You do not wish to have the fuel emulsified by the pumps action, before the filter. Move the drum with great care as grunge will probably be stuck to the side walls , and you want it to stay stuck! No ride in the back of a pickup truck etc. Bugs are a bigger problem because of the possibility of infecting your coach tank. There is NO product that will kill all the bugs every time. ON boats with huge tanks where old fuel is common 2 or 3 bug killer products are used , in turns. IF there is NO water in the fuel, there will be NO bugs. I would find the less common DE Emulsifier fuel treatment , and dose the fuel and let the water and bug slyme drop to the bottom. I would then filter the fuel into a clean drum. Look at the filter after the transfer. Black gunk on the outside of the filter , fine that's ashphaltine , you got it. If the outside feels like its covered with snot , that's the bug bodies , filter again. Boat filters come in 2, 10 and 30 micron , use the finest you can find locally. FF | ||
| thomas mcnally (Pd45017712003)
Registered Member Username: Pd45017712003 Post Number: 30 Registered: 6-2005 Posted From: 98.214.147.59 Rating: N/A |
I have had good luck filtering old fuel using .45 micron disposable in line filters avialable from Geotech environmental equipment. These are ment to filter dissolved metals, etc. from ground water samples. They are not cheap, but they do a wonderful job cleaning up old fuel. http://www.geotechenv.com/disposable_filter_capsules.html Tom McNally | ||
| john w. roan (Chessie4905)
Registered Member Username: Chessie4905 Post Number: 2265 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 71.58.71.157  Rating: N/A |
after filtering and treating,I'd add some fresh fuel to it. |