[Alberg30] continuing engine woes

[James Davis]

Having just gone through the dirty diesel fuel and "living" tank situation, I'll pass on my observations.  Rather than draining the fuel and replacing it with a bunch of conditioner and new fuel, you really need to clean the inside of the tank.  If you have an inspection port, you may be able to drain the tank and reach in and actually clean it with a brush and scrapper.  Then flush it several times with some clean fuel.  The alternative I used was a "Diesel Polishing Company"  (in the Annapolis area "Q-Lube).  They ran the fuel through a filter and used it to blast the crud from the tank.  The process continued until both the tank and the fuel were clean.  The final filtration was at 2microns and it took a couple hours to clean the tanks.  It wasn't cheap, but it has solved my problem.

One after thought  In Annapolis the fuel oil sold for home heating is "un-taxed diesel" so feel free to burn it in your furnace.

Jim Davis
S/V Isa Lei
CT 35
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