[AT] diesel fuel

[Mike Sloane]

I was given a 1946 Cat 112 motor grader that hadn't been run in several 
years. I had it around for another 5 years and was unable to start it. 
So I moved it on to a local farmer. He came down with his son, they 
messed around with it for a couple of hours and ended up starting it up 
and driving it several miles to their place without incident. All of 
this with the same fuel that had been sitting in the tank for at least 
10 years. So I don't think you problem is "bad" fuel, unless there is a 
lot of water in it.

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Mike

On 7/24/2010 2:51 PM, charlie hill wrote:
> 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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> From:<jahaze at aol.com>
> Sent: Saturday, July 24, 2010 11:50 AM
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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