LittleSister
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Drained my diesel tank today as it has stood for two years, and I know there was a little water in there to start with (accidently started filling it with water (while the boat was still in use), but realised in the nick of time). I expected to have a dose of diesel bug as a result so drained the tank with a view to removing it and steam-cleaning, but all the fuel came out looking clear (well, just like red diesel) and no sign of any jelly, clouding or lumpiness, which I had thought was what I would see. Even the dregs of the tank, below the fuel outlet, looked clean, with just a few small hard, shiny bits (swarf from the stainless tank?) and no crud or silt worth speaking of. (The tank is not very old, and was cleaned out about 9 months before the boat was taken out of service.)
Would I have seen it if bug had set in?
Would I have seen it if bug had set in?
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