Water/Diesel Questions

[hillbilly rick]

Thanks for the info. I did not think the combustion air would make it to the fuel tank.

 

[Soundguy]

Thanks for the info. I did not think the combustion air would make it to the fuel tank.

i don't believe anyone said it would unless i missed it??

soundguy

 

[hillbilly rick]

No, that is the only way I was thinking air could possibly get to the tank. I was not thinking about a vent as a possible route.

 

[LBrown59]

1* What is the best way to keep any water in the can out of the tractor ?

If your 5-gallon container has water in the bottom.
2*Drain and replace all of the fuel in the can.
3*I prefer the heavy traffic truck stops for diesel purchases because their fuel is usually fresh.

4*To avoid getting water into a fuel tank use the Mr. Funnel, works great.
5*I've even pumped water contaminated fuel out, run it through the Mr. Funnel then put it back in.

6*I never heard of Mr Funnel but it looks like something I might buy.

1*
a*Don't pour out of the can into the tractor .
b*Pour out of the can into a MR Funnel.
c*My favorites = > This one filters the fuel twice before the fuel ever enters the tractor tank .

This one is even better as it filters the fuel 3 times before the fuel ever enters the tractor tank .

2*Don't drain it /filter and use it.{ see 1*}
3*Mine comes from a bulk plant ; can't get much fresher than that and i save 30 to 50 cents a gallon .
4*That's what I used to untill built this .

5*You can do the same with something like this .
No need to throw expensive fuel away just because of a water issue.
6*I still have mine and use it occasionaly .

 

[me0418840987]

The MR Funnel works really well, I have the large single filter unit, and the extra large double filter unit. Have taken old crap watered gas from cars that I scrap. and run it thru the filter funnel, takes out all of the moisture, and solid particles. I can the recycle the gas into my vehicles. May seem expensive, but if you can save 25 gallons of gas for reuse, it has more than paid for itself.

 

[Gary Fowler]

I had an old Alaskan bush pilot many years ago, that he used to filter his gasoline through a Chamois cloth to take out trash and water from fuel in the bush. I never tried it personally though

 

[KYDan]

I bought a 50 gallon TSC transport tank and rigged it with a wobble pump and a water separating micron fuel filter (Goldenrod) that I can pick up with my tractor boom and set in the back of my pickup. There are no off road or farm fuel distributors close by so I drive about 50 miles to get the fuel. I set the tank on a 4 wheel furniture mover so I can push or pull it whever I need it in my garage/shop. I have done this for 20 odd years and never had a problem with water in the fuel. I use a very similar setup for my airplane fuel and I have never had a problem with it either. It's not that expensive when you consider it and it is convenient to have the fuel here when I need/want it.

 

[greasemonkeyok]

Water in diesel often comes from the underground storage tanks (UST) at service stations where the warm moist air is drawn into the tank as fuel is pumped out. Being cooler underground, condensation builds up in the UST over time. A good station will filter out the water at the pump.

Above-ground tanks, including 5-gallon containers and most bulk dealers, are less of a problem because the temperature of the fuel is usually closer to the ambient air temperature.