If you use heating oil at home, then I would dump it into my heating oil tank. Then clean the tank out as best you can and start off fresh. I like the Startron on gasoline, has kept several-year-old 10% alcohol laden gas fresh for my atomic 4.
On Tue, Jan 31, 2017 at 12:38 PM, Gary Nylander via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > When my fuel tank sprung a leak, the boatyard let me dump my almost full > tank into their crane. “It’ll burn anything”… > > > > Gary > > > > *From:* CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] *On Behalf Of *Josh > Muckley via CnC-List > *Sent:* Tuesday, January 31, 2017 12:25 PM > *To:* C&C List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > *Cc:* Josh Muckley <muckl...@gmail.com> > > *Subject:* Re: Stus-List Anyone had experience with Starbrite Star Tron > Fuel Tank Cleaner? > > > > Some people get touchy about running questionable fuel through the tank of > their beloed diesel truck. Besides getting stuck on the side of the road > could be worse than getting stuck dead in the water. At least in the water > we still have our primary means of propulsion. Now if this is just an end > of year routine and there is good faith in the cleanliness of the diesel > being transferred to the truck then there is absolutely no problem. > > > > It will probably never matter to most of us but some marinas offer off > road diesel which hasn't had a DOT tax. This diesel is died red so that > inspectors can catch you using "off road" in your car or truck. Typically > passenger vehicles don't get their tanks "dipped" so we'll probably never > get caught but just know that it is a possibility. > > > > The most critical part of most diesel engines is the fuel injectors or HP > fuel pump. They both have extremely tight tolerances to ensure proper > spray pattern, pressure, and volume are achieved. That's why we have so > many fuel filters, often running as fine as 2 microns. A proper injector > or HP pump cleaning is equivalent to a rebuild and may not be effective > without replacement parts. Your home fuel oil furnace burner has orifices > in an easily replaced nozzle and the filtering recommendation is 50 > microns, 25 times larger than that of our engines. Furnaces also have > considerably more room for a larger capacity filter or more of them. In a > dilution is the solution situation the home tank is also considerably > larger so 40 gallons gets spread out further. > > > > > > *On the topic of additives:* One of the problems facing our older > engines is ULSD (Untra Low Sulfur Diesel) which is being sold at the > pumps. Sulfer is a lubricity additive that is supposed to ensure low > friction and low wear on those tight tolerance parts I mentioned earlier. > Our older engines where not designed with this lower sulfer concentration > in mind. An off the shelf additive that gets high marks across the > Internet and one from which I've been able to see a performance improvement > is Opti-Lube. It is relatively inexpensive and IMO anyone with a diesel > should consider adding it to their treatment plan. In 5 seasons of > operation I've never used a biocide and never needed to change my fuel > filters. I run 2 micron in both the primary and secondary and I have a > vacuum gage which I monitor for filter fouling. I use 60 to 80 gallons per > season and end the season with ~1/2 tank (~20gal). I freshen up the tank > by filling it at the beginning of the following season. I do try to use a > filter funnel to remove moisture when I can. The funnel slows things up so > it works best with a jerry can. Depending on the situation I fill the can > from the gas station OR fuel dock. Sometimes when pressed for time or very > low fuel in the boat tank I just fill straight from the dock, no funnel, no > jerry can. > > > > http://opti-lube.com > > > > > > Josh Muckley > > S/V Sea Hawk > > 1989 C&C 37+ > > Solomons, MD > > On Tue, Jan 31, 2017, 8:11 AM Hoyt, Mike via CnC-List < > cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > Why not empty into jerrycans and run in a diesel truck? Given that the > truck goes through a lot more fuel it should not hurt the truck > > > > *From:* CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] *On Behalf Of *Josh > Muckley via CnC-List > *Sent:* Monday, January 30, 2017 9:48 PM > *To:* C&C List > *Cc:* Josh Muckley > *Subject:* Re: Stus-List Anyone had experience with Starbrite Star Tron > Fuel Tank Cleaner? > > > > FYI that engine burns roughly 1 gallon per hour and the fuel tank capacity > is roughly 40 gallons. So you're potentially facing a considerable amount > of run time just to get rid of the old fuel. > > > > After recircing it for the desired time, you might just consider disposing > of the fuel. It can usually be disposed of the same as any used motor oil. > > > > I would be torn about wasting all that fuel and would base my decision on > how bad the results of the recirc were. I'd also consider how well the > engine runs on the old fuel and how much you actually have. A quarter tank > (10 gal) of fuel is at lot less to dilute out than 3/4 of a tank (30 gal). > > > > For the delivery trip you would be well served by keeping a 5 gallon jerry > can of diesel and ~10ft of 1/4 inch fuel hose. If something goes wrong you > you can plumb a suction from the fresh diesel can. Just in case. > > > > Josh Muckley > > S/V Sea Hawk > > 1989 C&C 37+ > > Solomons, MD > > > > On Jan 30, 2017 8:30 PM, "Bruce Whitmore via CnC-List" < > cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > Out of an abundance of caution, given that the boat I am buying has been > started, but not substantially run (other than for our survey) for about 5 > years, I would like to be extra-cautious about potential fuel tank > contamination. > > > > I think that the tank is about half-full. At the suggestion of one of our > contributors here, I will patch in a 12v. pump and recirculate the fuel > through my Racor filter for a number of hours in an attempt to polish the > fuel. > > > > That said, do you think I am better off trying to burn off the old fuel as > much as possible before putting in new (if of course the engine appears to > be running well), or dillute the old stuff with new? > > > > Finally, does anyone here have experience with Starbrite Star Tron Fuel > Tank Cleaner? While its NOT cheap, I'd rather start off with as clean a > fuel system as possible. The reviews seem to be good (and Practical Sailor > rated their biocide highly), but I don't believe everything I read on the > 'net... :) > > > > Thanks in advance! > > > > Bruce Whitmore > > (847) 404-5092 (mobile) > bwhitm...@sbcglobal.net > > > _______________________________________________ > > This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you > wish to make a contribution to offset our costs, please go to: > https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > > All Contributions are greatly appreciated! > > _______________________________________________ > > This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. 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