bugs in deisel

drain the tank and re fill with clean fuel mixed with a product called "fuel set" seen it used in coalmine diesels where algae problems are common sorry cant tell you where to get it maybe search the net
ps take a carton of filters with you cause it'll keep breaking down and clogging filters for a while even after it's treated

Rob NSW! Hi! I reckon we all need a modern day Jack Absolom..He would have the answer of this..One of his trix was to put a cup of metho in the tank (only in the tank:-) every fill..Now,back to your sit...My un-educated suggestion is to pursue your current course of action of adding the Chemtech fuel de-bug additive (like you should have,as you now realise,used it all the time (bugs don't get annual leave like many of us do.They are "on duty 365/24/7..Leap years 366/24/7)..Before the trip,drain most of the fuel into a container which allows you to view the contents (clear or open).Put the fuel tank bung back in and reverse one of the rear wheels over a brick several times to stir up the contents of the almost empty tank.Add at least a cup of metho to the tank..Rock the rig a little (not like the vandals) Out with the bung and drain out the muck.Sometimes,blowing air into the fuel container through your "thieving tube" (jiggler.Not Lipton™) will speed things up..If a long term smoker! Forget it! The minimal increase in internal pressure in the vessel will not be worth the trouble.(Kind of reminds us of the bloke who tried to blow up the bus,but all that happened was,he got burned lips:-)..Anyway! You are half way there in that you now realise that bugs,like the Phantom,do exist..Maybe I should email all this to me,as it appears I should follow the same procedure.Now,back to the only true comic."O ghost who walks"..It's a jungle out there!..Have fun..RockyOne!MPG:6!

Hi DieselUp..You got the goods! Thanks for that great info..Found the site you listed..As this manafacturer is allied with a major farming group,who know all about diesel bugs,because of their huge,on farm storage situations,their products must be well recieved by that knowledgeable agricultural community.. www.liquideng.com.au/products.html I suggest that,after fixing the diesel bug side of things,checking and changing quality filters where deemed neccessary,add a bottle of Wynns™ injection cleaner or a product from Liquid Engineering ( I have'nt checked all their products yet) if they have one to get back to a clean diesel and efficent injectors..Trouble is,we don't notice the powering down,as it happens over a longer time frame..Rather like the dry-cleaners advert 30 plus years ago (a little bird told me) which stated "You don't notice your curtains getting a little grubbier every day,but your visitors do"..Sorry'bout the thousand words..Have fun..RockyOne
link text

hi rob check the small filter in the tank to if that cloggs up it will slow you down

.................len

Diesel engines are designed to run on 1 thing , pure diesel .

Early this year I had a young lad in Mt Magnet with an old GQ Patrol with an SD33 in it having the same probs. He was changing filters every half hour to keep it running.

He showed me some of the gunk - he thought it was plastic. I told him it algae that lives on the fuel water interface in yer tank.

He asked fer a solution. I told him to drop the tank out, wash it all out, dry it by blowing air through it, put it all back. Dismantle to fuel pipes as far as possible, blow 'em all out and then leave 'em to dry out or blow dry 'em. Reassemble whole lot.

Two days later he was running around and hadn't changed a filter since he cleaned it.

Sometime it's not an easy fix.

Bilbo

hi rob
you must use a product which has a product which has a boicidein its aditive is is a common problem with deisel fuel and you shold use it at last every 3 months or evan more often
snailbate