Soap mixed in fuel???

[airmech3839]

I have access to about 40 gallons of jet fuel and I have a plastic 55gal drum that had soap in it to use as transport.... if I just rinse out the drum will it be ok or do I need to insure all soap residue is out?? It is clean fuel and would go straight into my tank at home in the morning...??? need answers quick cause I have to do something by midnight EST

thanks for looking

 

[WillWagner]

Rinse 'till it runs clean then throw a few bottles of alcohol...the rubbing kind ...into the drum, dump it out and you should be good to go. The alcohol will blend with the water and help remove it.

 

[airmech3839]

thanks

 

[wreckerman893]

Remember that jet fuel is souped up kerosene....mix it with used motor oil or veggie to provide lubrication to the IP.

 

[WillWagner]

Or ATF.

 

[Billy Bobbed]

You got to love the mutifuel,it burns it all.

 

[airmech3839]

Roger that... I am already burning WMO just thought I would thin it up some with the Jet fuel... Since I drive the deuce everyday for work it would be gone quick...

 

[Billy Bobbed]

I put some nasty wmo in my truck.But it burns it all, with reg. gas to thin it out.

 

[donttreadonmebmg]

OK guys I heard I shouldn't run any oil that's been contaminated with antifreeze is this true or false?

Obviously i would let the antifreeze settle to the bottom and siphon the well above the mix. and then filter, filter, filter.

let me know I have 500 gallon of used motor oil and want to make fuel out of it but I can't be sure it doesn't have some other vehicle fluids in it.

well?

 

[doghead]

Let it separate/settle, and filter it and your probably good to go.

Check and drain your filter cans often(daily pre-trip).

I recently filled up with a mix of "stuff" that was unknown to me. I filtered it but I didn't put it in my bulk storage tank(to let water and any other heavies settle), I put it directly into my trucks tank and ran on it.

Each day since, I drain my primary and it has been "straight water", every time! I mean I get about 1 pint of clear water with each draining, I wait for the "fuel" then close it. It's amazing to see what looks like good clean drinking water come out, then it turns into black oil!

I'll definitely be cleaning my fuel system before winter(freezing) time, this year. I actually like to drain and clean my fuel tanks, every year, before winter. I set it on a trash can and use a garden hose to rinse it completely clean. I let it dry in the sun. Then I reinstall it clean as a whistle! Fresh clean diesel for the winter for me.,

 

[donttreadonmebmg]

that's what I figured.

 

[Oldfart]

Most anti-freezes are glyceride's/glycols that are missable with water. To some extent, these can act a little like a surfactant and attach to oil molecules making separation less than complete upon standing over time. The danger to an internal combustion engine is largely due to the carmalization of the antifreeze when heated or burned. Sort of a "spoonful of sugar" will gum up your rings and score your pistons kind of thing. Water not so much of a problem, antifreeze another matter. Oil mixed with antifreeze and water can be water washed to dilute the amount of antifreeze, but the cost effectiveness is a significant question.