[AT] Fuel stabilizer

[Ralph Goff]

I've heard of this diesel fungus or algae problem but not in Sask. Mine is 
stored in a 1000 gallon tank and in 25 or more years has never been a 
problem. The pump does not go to the bottom of tank and it has a filter on 
the outlet so that should catch anything foreign objects.
Gas is another story. No problem in the big storage tank but most of the old 
tractors and vehicles get some bad fuel problems with the fuel in the tanks 
over a long period of time. I have recently started using fuel stabilizer in 
some of them in hopes it will help. Chainsaw, weed trimmer and assorted lawn 
mowers are going to get the same.
Ralph in Sask.
http://lgoff.sasktelwebsite.net/

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Alan Nadeau" <ajnadeau1 at verizon.net>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Sunday, September 17, 2006 9:17 AM
Subject: Re: [AT] Fuel stabilizer


> Roger,
>
> I use fuel stabilizer religiously in my small equipment when I know it's 
> not going to be used in a while.  This goes back 20 years and in that time 
> I have not had a single no start after pulling stuff out from winter 
> storage. This is all on gas burners, both two and four stroke.
>
> The "fungus" problem in diesel fuel is really an algae.  I don't think it 
> grows in the fuel itself but in whatever water has collected in the tank, 
> and there usually is some water in small amounts in any tank.  When the 
> tank is agitated the water/algae gets mixed with the fuel and the 
> resulting slime will plug filters solid very quickly.  There are diesel 
> conditioners that are supposed to deal with the algae problem.
>
> I have no first hand knowledge of the algae as I have no diesel equipment. 
> I tried to find information about it in a couple of online groups but came 
> up blank.  I just did a Google search for "diesel,algae" and got to many 
> hits to link to so there is information out there.
>
> Al Nadeau
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