Water in auger gear box

[Soundguy]

Adding alcohol, can perform the same but is more expensive and any benefit may not be worth the time it takes. It can also add more water if you don't use a "dried" alcohol. (For example, use a denatured alcohol or isopropol alchohol... NOT rubbing alcohol which is 50-70% water.) .

UH.. you may actually want to read a bottle of that rubbing alcohol.. 2 major concentrations are what is sold in NA. 70% and 91% those are the percentages of iso to water. not the other way around. IE.. 91% RA is 91% isop. alcohol.. and 70% is 70% isop. alcohol.. not 70% water......

Also remember that the alcohol is a polar solvent and carries water in soloution, not suspension or emulsion. once you add that alcohol, you are allowing that water and alcohol to solvate in with the diesel fuel, and then let it all drain out, instead of having pockets of 'heavy' water setting as droplets in the bottom crevices and nooks in the corners of sumps.

you can do a neat test with a half jar of diesel, and add a few drops of water and watch them at the bottom.. then add some alcohol and agitate... this is about 9th grade level chemistry in action here.

PS.. I'm not refering to ethyl or the mint green alcohols either..



soundguy