Bad Diesel??
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Bad Diesel??
I got about 50 gallons of free diesel fuel. From a friends semi company that went south and it was left over in a holding tank or something. He said its been sitting for a pretty long time but not sure how long. Should i add alot of diesel kleen or some additive since its been sitting so long of is it ok to run? Thanks.
-Steve
-Steve
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Talked to the guy that gave it to me and he said it cant be anymore then a month old. Should i still take caution of it or is it not being that old ok? i put some in my tank this morning but did a half fresh diesel and then half old diesel and some diesel kleen and not having any problems. so idk...Thanks guys
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Talked to the guy that gave it to me and he said it cant be anymore then a month old. Should i still take caution of it or is it not being that old ok? i put some in my tank this morning but did a half fresh diesel and then half old diesel and some diesel kleen and not having any problems. so idk...Thanks guys
When school starts back up every August we burn 3 month old fuel for the first week or so and its that rotten dyed "off road" stuff
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A month old isn't THAT old. Use it and grin. Even if it is in an above ground tank it should be Ok but when you get to the bottom of the barrel is where the problem might be as sediment collects from years of use and it can't be helped. If you pump it out use a fuel filter on the hose to catch the contaminates. I use one on my below ground tank from TSC and it also catches water.
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