Water prevention in diesel fuel
Submitted: Tuesday, Sep 13, 2005 at 08:30
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P.G. (Tas)
G'day all. I have known for a long time that a cup of metho in petrol breaks down any
water in it, my question is, does metho do the same thing for diesel, and if it does, is it, or can it be damaging to the fuel system or engine? Thanks in advance :-)
Reply By: Member - RockyOne - Tuesday, Sep 13, 2005 at 10:20
Tuesday, Sep 13, 2005 at 10:20
Mmmm! (1) We all should try mixing a small sample of diesel with metho to satisfy that aspect of our curiosity..(2) A gasoline engine has a definate ignition timing by the spark at the exact,required time irrespective of fuel used or air and or,motor temperature..My theory,for what it is worth,is that,as different fuels,be they diesel,oil,metho would combust at different temps and pressures,even though they were injected at the correct piston position for diesel,may,therefore,begin their working stroke at a point,not neccessarily the same as diesel.Nothing at all to back this up,just a theory..!MPG:8!
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Follow Up By: Patrol Freak (NSW) - Tuesday, Sep 13, 2005 at 12:37
Tuesday, Sep 13, 2005 at 12:37
works the same way in diesel, the small amount you use won't hurt!
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Follow Up By: vitara - Tuesday, Sep 13, 2005 at 14:58
Tuesday, Sep 13, 2005 at 14:58
Hi there Rockyone, looks like youv'e got some serious stuff set up in your shed there. Noticed the little mini cam there for the computer as
well,looks like you need all those power points you have set up on the back wall as
well,do you run your own home business ??? Take Care Vitara
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Reply By: Member - Bigbear - Tuesday, Sep 13, 2005 at 14:01
Tuesday, Sep 13, 2005 at 14:01
Diesels don't like
water at all. They operate at amuch higher compression than petrol motors and
water can do very nasty things to diesel engines. A far better way would be to use a decent filter and filter out ALL the
water before it gets to the fuel pump.
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Follow Up By: P.G. (Tas) - Tuesday, Sep 13, 2005 at 14:42
Tuesday, Sep 13, 2005 at 14:42
Thanks Bigbear, can you recommend a specific filter/setup/installation for a GU Parol 3.0TD?
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Follow Up By: Member - Roachie (SA) - Tuesday, Sep 13, 2005 at 16:09
Tuesday, Sep 13, 2005 at 16:09
Check out the Morison & Morison DeBug unit...I have one and it keeps my CAV filter clean for longer and traps any water/sand and other
debris before it has a chance to do any damage.
You can get a CAV filter adaptor to suit the Patrol from Denco.
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Reply By: Member - Bigbear - Tuesday, Sep 13, 2005 at 16:02
Tuesday, Sep 13, 2005 at 16:02
Hi PG
I have a GQ TD2.8 so my setup will be a little different from yours
I removed the nissan filter and fitted an adaptor and used a Racor filter with a glass bowl so I can see if any
water is present, Being heavier than fuel the
water carches in the bottom of the bowl and it has a drain to let it out, between changes.
I am not sure of the setup for a GU 3.0 but you should be able to setup something similar.
Cheers
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Reply By: Member - RockyOne - Tuesday, Sep 13, 2005 at 17:55
Tuesday, Sep 13, 2005 at 17:55
Yeah Vitaara,The setup is matched for Photoshop CD (Love it) and Final Cut Pro for videos (I use iMovie sometimes when not as important & having a slack attack) Apple™ iSight cam has a new use now..I have just under a thousand CD's to catalog..Done most.."Delicious Library" reads the bar-codes and grabs the info off the net,cover pix and all with the iSight cam..Un-beleivable!..Sorry you guys,I drift off the thread..Bit like my driving! (I drive with my
hazard lites on :-) "should"
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