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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>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.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>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.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Jim Davis<BR>S/V Isa Lei<BR>CT
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