[Public-List] diesel tank cleaners

[John Birch]

Hi Roger,

I would suggest using a cheap brass hand pump ( you know those Chinese made 
ones found at boat stores - they will do oil )- not sure I'd want to use a 
shop vac.

I have a WB 4-107 on Sunstone A-37, so I have some experience with diesels.

Rinse the tank with a gallon or so of diesel when done emptying it and pump 
that out too. Take the junk fuel to the recycling centre for proper 
disposal.

Empty and rinse the filter and put it back on.

Empty and rise the separator bowl and put that back on.

Suggest when you are done, use Bio Bore mixed in the new diesel fuel, (less 
than a 1/4 oz to kill off any residual algae growing in the system). I 
regularly add a maintenance amount with each fill. It's expensive, but you 
use so very little of it, it will last nearly forever.

Run the engine for about 2 hours, shut it down and re-clean the 
sediment/separator bowl and change the fuel filter for a new one.

At seasons end I always change the engine oil and filter, but wait until 
after launch in the Spring to change the fuel filter after doing the two 
hour run method - that polishes the fuel and leaves the gunk in the old 
filter.

You should be good to go.

Hope this is helpful

Best

John






----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Roger L. Kingsland" <r.kingsland at ksba.com>
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Sent: Monday, August 23, 2010 11:58 AM
Subject: [Public-List] diesel tank cleaners


> Hi folks,
>
> I have a few gallons of 5 year+ diesel fuel in my 11 gallon tank that I 
> plan
> to remove.  I can't move the tank but have access to the filler opening 
> that
> is only 3" long.  I was thinking of using a small hose shop vac and
> disposing of the filter when finished.  Does this sound feasible and any
> suggestions as to what I should use to "rinse" out the tank and fuel line;
> kerosene?  It is a grey plastic tank (polypropylene?).
>
> Any advice would be appreciated?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Roger 148
>
>
>
>
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