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Yeah, why not for short-term , problem solved.
Clearly not longterm...
Clearly not longterm...
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Sounds good. You might be missing things, but not on this subject...
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Short-term , may not comply to many norms....
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Needs must when the devil drives.
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Not if its got diesel bug in it. Wouldn't even want that in a heater to be honest. Damn stuff
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Scrape the muck off, treat it, sell it on...
Jesting...
Jesting...
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It won't burn, I have tried it in a simple drip-feed diesel heater and it won't catch fire. The diesel bug I believe eats all the hydrocarbons which contain the chemical energy* then die of starvation, leaving a yellowish fluid which smells of varnish, and a black mucky mess. Thanks for the comments, I have just found you can get those fittings in brass so that will do it for occasional use.
* GCSE Chemistry, Failed 40 yrs ago
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No way José!
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I thought the microbe ? Only grew on the interface between the water on the top and the fuel underneath.
Hence blocking filters.
Not heard the fuel degrading?
Could be wrong mind you.......
Often am......
Hence blocking filters.
Not heard the fuel degrading?
Could be wrong mind you.......
Often am......
If the diesel bug ate ALL the hydrocarbons your tank would be empty anyway ! Sounds more likely that you have a load of water in your tank. Treat it, settle it, filter it. Have a watch of 'Project Brupeg' on YouTube where they recover all the diesel in their trawler tank having been raised from a previous sinking.
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You can get cheep brass garden hose fittings https://www.amazon.co.uk/Yorgewd-Ga...8523&sprefix=brass+garden+hose,aps,171&sr=8-7 which still have plastic components and seals and I suspect that the hose will be just as non diesel resistant.
As others have said for a quick one off give it a go.
As others have said for a quick one off give it a go.
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Ok I am reluctant to contradict a man of your experience, but I have seen the exactly same thing on two different boats in different harbours.
Both tanks (one steel, one plastic) had been left half full over a couple of winters, with lots of condensation happening, and rocking on their moorings, so as bad as it can get.
I even recognise the smell now. It doesn't even smell like diesel, even though it definitely was, once upon a time..
I wonder if the 7% added bio-nonsense makes it worse?
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It won't burn, the magic heat has been gobbled up by gremlins!
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Interesting.....
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We systematically keep all the tanks full over winter.
With diesel the current price makes sense.
With diesel the current price makes sense.
