Water in diesel

[user.69169]

2 different issues. Stored fuel in can outside settled water gonna freeze and you pour fuel into machine widout de water. Then you hang can upside down over fencepoost and let solar heating shed the water from de can for you.

Machine be happiest wid warm fuel. Dats why lot of heavy trucks and machines have fuel heater coil in de tank. Hot oil will hold a lot more of de paraffin in suspension, and parrefin is fuel.
You fuel machine before putting it to work fuel coming from underground tank is about 50f cause storage tank is deep. Keep warm and circulating and engine is happy and willing to work.

Get youself a glass jar like a olive jar, and fill it most of way wid fuel from supply tank. Sit in de cold or freezer for a couple days. You gonna see layers of paraffin mud, water at bottom. Water layer probably won't be much unless you gettin bad fuel.

You ever see tanktrucks at airport dat fuel jet planes? Dey get filled up and parked for time period to settle slop & water out, den 5-10 gallon drawn off to remove slop before filling plane. Dem gallons all go back to settling tank so water can get removed.

 

[Slowpoke Slim]

Mine sits in an unheated equipment shed and it gets to -40 F.

I do use Power Service fuel treatment though.

 

[Peter 315]

Mine sits in an unheated equipment shed and it gets to -40 F.

I do use Power Service fuel treatment though.

WHY ? -40f I'd move Way too cold for me..........

 

[user.69169]

WHY ? -40f I'd move Way too cold for me..........

Cause when he lived in warm place everybody called him Fasst Fatso.

 

[ultrarunner]

No good water separators/filters?

Had problems with a neglected boat that was a gift...

Syphoned water from bottom of tank and installed for me an expensive filter/separator and no more problems.

 

[hube2]

No good water separators/filters?

Had problems with a neglected boat that was a gift...

Syphoned water from bottom of tank and installed for me an expensive filter/separator and no more problems.

I have actually been looking but I don't believe that I can add a water separation filter to my tractor, or at least I cannot find any information on doing so. While I don't believe that condensation plays as big a role in water in diesel as some may say I also feel that it's better to be safe than sorry. If anyone can point me to some good resources on this I would be grateful.

For now I look at my fuel filter as part of my pre-start checks. After sitting for days if there is a significant amount of water in the fuel I figure that it will drop to the bottom of the filter.

 

[Slowpoke Slim]

Cause when he lived in warm place everybody called him Fasst Fatso.

:laughing:

 

[ruffdog]

For now I look at my fuel filter as part of my pre-start checks. After sitting for days if there is a significant amount of water in the fuel I figure that it will drop to the bottom of the filter.

Just sayun...if you are having to look at your filter that often, your supply is tainted, your jugs are being tainted, or water is getting into your tractor tank. It may be a problem at the station. It may be from rain pooling on the jugs or tractor (washing?), it may be someone playing a joke on you.....? I would clean the tractor out and keep it clean by inspecting every step of the filling process.

 

[grsthegreat]

This is so weird. I have 2 diesel trucks and have had diesel tractors for 24 years. I used to fill tractors with 5 gallon plastic cans, but swapped out to a 55 gal tote with elect pump about 5-6 years ago. I have never had water issues. The fuel bowl has always remained clean. I never use additives. Our suppliers use winter blends in winter. I buy from large station that has lots of commercial traffic to keep tanks refilled regularly. I wonder if the water issue has more to do with supplier problems. But that doesnt address the people that use mr filter. If the filter is taking out any water, than its condensation in tank. I live in north idaho so get huge variances in weather. How come i dont see condensation in my tank. I have to admit i am not good at keeping the tank topped off either. I usually notice its nearing empty and i top it off. My old jd870 had steel fuel tank, the kioti is plastic. I never had water in fuel bowl of either unit, so its not the differences in materials. My tractors have always under a cover, not exposed to direct sun or weather except when operating. Maybe that has something to do with it. Trucks always tucked away in shop and garage.

 

[hube2]

Just sayun...if you are having to look at your filter that often...

I don't have to look at the fuel filter that often but I do check my oil before I start the tractor for the first time when I'm going to be using it. My owners manual includes inspecting the fuel filter in "Daily Checks". I don't just go out and start it up without checking everything, oil, coolant, etc., Maybe I'm a little **** that way.