[AT] Gas problem now diesel

[jtchall at nc.rr.com]

Thanks Cecil. I've been meaning to do that for some time, just haven't. 
We've never had a problem until the last few years. Dad heats his house with 
off-road diesel and he has been having fuel issues also. I'll look into 
getting something to treat algae in all the tanks. Easy enough to treat the 
diesel tank as I can use the pump to mix/agitate it. I can probably mix some 
in a 5 gallon bucket with some diesel and then pout it into the house tanks.

If the injector cleaner we are now using doesn't have cylinder lubricant, 
I'll probably start adding something into the tractor tank.

John Hall


-----Original Message----- 
From: Cecil R Bearden
Sent: Monday, May 06, 2013 11:37 PM
To: Antique tractor email discussion group
Subject: Re: [AT] Gas problem now diesel

I add 1 qt of 2cycle oil to 100 gallons of fuel when my dealer delivers
it in my 500 gallon tank.  I put a pint of oil in each tank on my 95
powerstroke.
If you have some nasty black stuff in your filters it is probably
algae.  You need an algaecide.  Power service makes a good one.  I have
used it and it works.   I have never had a fuel tank without a final
filter.  I worked for a neighbor a couple of years ago who had a 2008
100 hp deere.  Forgot which model.  Nice tractor.  He had a 100 gallon
tank in the back of his pickup and no final filter.  It got algae in it
andwe spent over $700 and 3 days time later that winter getting the
tractor to run.  It took out the fuel pump.  Get a good filter on the
tank outlet and keep it changed.....

Cecil in OKla


On 5/6/2013 8:44 PM, jtchall at nc.rr.com wrote:
> OK, in the dark on this one. Dad's 4020 Deere is diesel. We haven't been
> adding anything to the fuel, should we? I actually did just buy some
> injector cleaner as it was skipping when idling about a month ago when he
> was harrowing some corn land. The cleaner seemed to resolve that issue.
> We've noticed some pretty nasty stuff in the fuel filters lately, been
> thinking of adding a filter on the supply tank.
>
> John Hall
>