[AT] diesel fuel

[charlie hill]

Joe,  sometimes it gets a black gunk fungus in it that stops stuff up and if 
it's really old it turns dark but I suspect even 10 year old fuel would burn 
in your 6000.  Maybe not in a new, computerized vehicle.  I was given about 
200 gals a few years ago that had been stored in a tank inside a building 
for close to 20 years.  It was a dark amber color (it was old enough that it 
wasn't dyed for non-highway) and it smelled a bit strange.  I dipped a rag 
in it and set the rag on fire.  It burned fine.  I put it in my furnace and 
burned every drop of it with no problem at all.  I know that's not the same 
as an engine but if you think about it the furnace doesn't have any 
compression to help it fire.

Charlie

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Subject: [AT] diesel fuel

> Can diesel fuel go bad?     I have been trying to start my Ford 6000
> for the past three weeks.  I am getting fuel into the cylinders, but no
> smoke. I put a new starter on this morning thinking that was the
> problem no luck.  Fuel is at least four years old.  All help is
> appreciated.
>
> Enjoy, Joe
>
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