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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Jim: I wasn't going to suggest cleaning the tank until
replacing the fuel became the non-answer; and the tolerances in my old house
furnace are pretty loose, but the jets are about 0.0030--I'm not sure that this
is enough to pass really dirty fuel. You know--the lumpy stuff the filter
doesn't get............</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>R</FONT></DIV>
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<A title=a30240@earthlink.net href="mailto:a30240@earthlink.net">James
Davis</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=public-list@alberg30.org
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, July 03, 2002 10:53
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [Alberg30] continuing engine
woes</DIV>
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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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