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[derby]

Hi all ,I have the opertunity to get about 300 gal. of old diesel fuel. When I say old I mean old 15-20 years old. What Do you think? I also got 4 gal. of old two cycle gas/oil mix. The only problem i ran into is one of the plastic jugs had blue two cycle in it.........so i thought. after dumping in the tank i read the side of the jug.......concentrated pond dye. It was gas and oil but some residue on the bottom of the jug mixed in. do you think this will be a problem? will it smoke blue

 

[duffman1993]

I would mix like a gallon or two in each 50 gallon fill up, just to be safe.

 

[MikeInMccoy]

1990 was a good year for diesel fuel, burn that on a special occasion.http://www.steelsoldiers.com/images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif

 

[airmech3839]

it will burn...just have some extra filters ready for impurities that have collected... the pond dye I would recomend using a water filter to filter out that filter... then burn a mix of regular with it... Just my opinion... its your truck

 

[wreckerman893]

Before you use that old diesel...FILTER, FILTER, FILTER. It may have algee and water in it.

Mix it with new diesel and add a couple gallons of regular gasoline in it for pep.

If you have some clean used motor oil put some of that in for heat.

 

[stampy]

I burned old fuel oil in my Benz for almost a year with no problems but the guys are right filter it well.

 

[WillWagner]

There are alge killers available too. RUN IT MAN!! It will be dark but it will smell sooo nice!

 

[Recovry4x4]

Not that it has much to do about it, I once drove an M54A2C from Ft Myers FL to Naples FL after is sat for 10 years. Made it half way before it burst into flames. It ran fine for the 20 miles it lasted.

 

[WillWagner]

Kenny, that couldn't have been due to old diesel. Musta had some sort of leak.

 

[derby]

I did pick up some alge killer. From what I could see in the tank it looks like rootbeer. I am going to run it through the filter bag set up

 

[Recovry4x4]

Kenny, that couldn't have been due to old diesel. Musta had some sort of leak.

Overheated it badly, melted the fuel return lines and then the firegods stepped in. Wasn't too bad, was able to get it out with extingushers. Still made money. Bought the truck from GSA for $537 and got a parts deuce from the same sale for $50. Sold the pair for $1700 and that was after the knocking rod (from the overheat) kicked a vent in the side of the block. Sorry for the hijack.

 

[G-Force]

I did pick up some alge killer. From what I could see in the tank it looks like rootbeer. I am going to run it through the filter bag set up

Does it smell and TASTE like rootbeer????

 

[armadillofz1]

similar deal here. i got a 55 gallon drum of kerosene from a friend. probably a decade old. in general is kero safe to burn?

 

[wreckerman893]

Armadillo,

Kero is just diesel with some of the oil removed to make it smoke less in lanterns and stoves.
Mix some UMO in it and go for it.
I ran some JP-8 (jet fuel) in my deuce after adding some waste veggie oil and it ran great.

 

[derby]

Well I have not tasted it or smelled it.......Yet. Looks like I might get about 1-200 more gal. from the same fella. I have to come up with a cheap storage idea. I have about 300 gal of storage need to get more.