NUTMEG
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Nothing on telly so I thought I would share my experience of 'the bug'.
Alexandros only gets through about 4 gallons of diesel a season, however, being an overcautious chap with too much imagination, I always keep another 2 gallon in a container in the locker, just in case.
Upon dipping the tank last weekend, I found that I could squeeze the reserve into the main tank so happily poured it in. As the last drop disappeared down the funnel, I noticed a lump of black jelly, about three inches long, vanish down the hole. (I have since bought a funnel with a filter in it by the way).
I suspected the jelly like lump to be diesel bug but really do not know for sure. I use 'FuelSet' in the tank but not in the reserve container.
This weekend I decided that I could not sleep with the nasty in my tank so pumped the lot out into spare cans. The diesel that came out was full of tiny black bits, which when rubbed between finger and thumb disappeared so not rust.
However the diesel was cloudy in appearance so i gave it to a mate with an old tractor and will refill this coming weekend with fresh. I am about to do the winter service anyway, so filters etc will all be changed.
In future I will add FuelSet to the reserve cans as well as the main tank as I suspect the bug grew in the can over the summer. Anyone else found this to be the case or was my black jelly something else?
Alexandros only gets through about 4 gallons of diesel a season, however, being an overcautious chap with too much imagination, I always keep another 2 gallon in a container in the locker, just in case.
Upon dipping the tank last weekend, I found that I could squeeze the reserve into the main tank so happily poured it in. As the last drop disappeared down the funnel, I noticed a lump of black jelly, about three inches long, vanish down the hole. (I have since bought a funnel with a filter in it by the way).
I suspected the jelly like lump to be diesel bug but really do not know for sure. I use 'FuelSet' in the tank but not in the reserve container.
This weekend I decided that I could not sleep with the nasty in my tank so pumped the lot out into spare cans. The diesel that came out was full of tiny black bits, which when rubbed between finger and thumb disappeared so not rust.
However the diesel was cloudy in appearance so i gave it to a mate with an old tractor and will refill this coming weekend with fresh. I am about to do the winter service anyway, so filters etc will all be changed.
In future I will add FuelSet to the reserve cans as well as the main tank as I suspect the bug grew in the can over the summer. Anyone else found this to be the case or was my black jelly something else?
