Re: diesel fuel vs. heating oil

"C.D. Koger" <cdk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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fuel to reduce viscosity. They are also supposed to change the mixture
of
butane/propane, but that would force them to store butane several
months.
The low pressure in my gas tank on a cold winter day is evidence that
they
deliver these gases in the same ratio throughout the year.
That diesel fuel and heating oil both contain water is of course a
fact.
My
car has a water separating fuel filter: the maker even took the trouble
to
put a sensor in it that controls a dashboard warning light saying it's
time
to press the bleeding valve.
That biodiesel differs from salade oil is clear. I use my wife's oil
bottle
for the chainsaw and would never use it in the car because it is more
expensive than diesel and has a higher viscosity.


I take it that you are not in UK then! Lucky you - your post suggests
you
have posted via Croatian Telecom Inc.
You are quite right! But my tourist disguise is a Korean vehicle with
German
license plates and a passport from yet another country. Between all Croats
that drive around with red diesel -my estimate would be over 50%- I am the
innocent tourist.

If you are going to use poor diesel then I would suggest something like
FuelSet (I use it on the boat engine with great success)
http://www.liquideng.com.au/fuelset.html. Kills all the bugs, and helps
prevent water separating out.
Bugs living in water that is suspended in fuel, feeding from
hydrocarbons.... the thought never even crossed my mind. But then again, I
am a mechanical and electronics engineer, not a biochemist. Will my ships
tank also contain microbes? There is always some seawater on the bottom,
coming from waves that slap the hull where the gas vent is.
Your website provides great reading and some laughs as well.

I know of a few boat owners who have had minor problems with bugs - I
suspect it's a combination of poor(er) diesel, dampness, many cycles of warm
days and misty nights. There is also no salt to kill off the bugs as we
boat in fresh water, so any moisture in the tank is a good breading ground.
The problem for boat owners gets worse if the tank is left at low volume for
a time (allows a lot of breathing with day/night tmperature).

--
Ron Jones
Process Safety & Development Specialist
Don't repeat history, unreported chemical lab/plant near misses at
http://www.crhf.org.uk
Only two things are certain: The universe and human stupidity; and I'm not
certain about the universe. ~ Albert Einstein


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