[AT] Separating Water from Hydraulic Oil?

[Lew Best]

This will work.  I did some from my old forklift; there was so much
water/hydraulic fluid mix in the cylinders it was still real milky after
changing it.  Set it on a propane burner in an old oval shaped broiler
pan )outside of course; less fire hazard) & once it quit bubbling &
cooled it was fairly clear.  After doing this several times (draining
the milky stuff, putting in the boiled fluid) & cycling the cylinders I
ended up with clean looking fluid.  Would have taken 25-30 gallons just
changing, cycling, & replacing the fluid with new. 

Did this last summer. 

Lew Best near Waco, TX

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[mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of Ken Knierim
Sent: Friday, April 20, 2007 8:54 AM
To: Antique tractor email discussion group
Subject: Re: [AT] Separating Water from Hydraulic Oil?

Do you have a way to boil the water out of the oil?

Ken in AZ

On 4/20/07, Mike Sloane <mikesloane at verizon.net> wrote:
> The reality is that modern hydraulic fluid is designed to absorb
> moisture. So the quick answer is "you can't separate the water from
the
> oil".
>
> Mike
>
> william.neff.powell at comcast.net wrote:
> > Does anyone know of a simple quick process to separate water from
> > hydraulic oil?
> >
> > I KNOW the right way to do it would be to replace the oil....
> >
> > I know the water will decant out of the oil over a long period of
> > time, I am just looking for something quicker.
> >
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