Any safe diesel stabilizing solution
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Any safe diesel stabilizing solution
I have a 2005 6.0 ambulance. I'm going to be rebuilding it as a camper/overlander so it will be sitting for months. All mechanicals are already done and it runs great. I will start it often and keep it going that way but I have a nearly full tank of diesel and I may need to stabilize it somehow since I probably can't use it before it goes bad. Is there an actual safe for my 6.0 something - like sta-bil for diesel or diesel kleen I should use to keep the diesel ok for months? I have seen a lot of discussions (I know it was discussed 100 times) but don't have a clear solution or answer. I don't want to mess with it as it is perfect as it sits.
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I use Diesel Kleen, but mainly for lubricity. I have several diesel rigs that sit for long periods between use and they all start and run fine whenever I do use them. Count me as either ignorant of the need for a diesel conditioner or lucky - our climate is pretty mild. Let's see what some of the others hear have to say...
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old non ethanol fuel, starts up fine even after 7 years if lid was kept tight
in warmer climates, algae can build up if you have some water in the tank
My KDX starts in 2 kicks since 1991 and I never drain the plastic tank. Started up fine after sitting 5 years when I blew my knee out.
in warmer climates, algae can build up if you have some water in the tank
My KDX starts in 2 kicks since 1991 and I never drain the plastic tank. Started up fine after sitting 5 years when I blew my knee out.
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I put fuel in mine last fall. It sat almost 6 months and was just fine this spring when I took the pickup out again. I think it was even B10.
I wouldn't worry too much about it.
This is in MN as well where we have winter.
I wouldn't worry too much about it.
This is in MN as well where we have winter.
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I have a 2005 6.0 ambulance. I'm going to be rebuilding it as a camper/overlander so it will be sitting for months. All mechanicals are already done and it runs great. I will start it often and keep it going that way but I have a nearly full tank of diesel and I may need to stabilize it somehow since I probably can't use it before it goes bad. Is there an actual safe for my 6.0 something - like sta-bil for diesel or diesel kleen I should use to keep the diesel ok for months? I have seen a lot of discussions (I know it was discussed 100 times) but don't have a clear solution or answer. I don't want to mess with it as it is perfect as it sits.
Fuel in a tank takes a lot longer than several months to become a problem unless you live in the norther tier (cold) country and you put it away with "summer" fuel and then try to run it in the dead of winter.
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I do not have a diesel, but look into this. I have been happy with their gasoline, fuel stabilizer for a decade.
you can buy it everywhere including Amazon by the quart.
https://priproducts.com/wp-content/u...9/11/PRI-D.pdf
you can buy it everywhere including Amazon by the quart.
https://priproducts.com/wp-content/u...9/11/PRI-D.pdf
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