[AT] D2 Diesel fuel has gone bad

Bruce Moden brucemoden at yahoo.com
Tue Apr 28 14:16:42 PDT 2015


Absolutely, I have a 1952 IH dozer & the previous owner said "additive to every gallon & it will keep the fuel in good shape" - now if I can remember to shut off both fuel lines & keep the fuel in the tank I can know how long it will stay good!

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> On Apr 28, 2015, at 4:53 PM, William Powell <william.neff.powell at comcast.net> wrote:
> 
> My father's 1956 Caterpillar D2 fuel has gone bad. He had it sitting since
> November. He just opened the tank and notice that fuel smells bad. It also
> rusted that the dipstick was rusty where it had been in the fuel. The area
> not in the fuel was fine. It looks like the fuel has become acidic. 
> 
> So, now what? How should he clean it out? If he gets new fuel should he be
> putting in some kind additive?
> 
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