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Old 01-30-2007, 08:21 PM   #20 (permalink)
Oregonpharmer
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It is not a great idea to pull fuel right out of the bottom of the tank, if I read your description correctly.

All the water in diesel, and any condensate, will drop to the lowest level in the tank and if that is your inlet it will create bb's of water that will freeze and thaw and create all sorts of problems. That is why all diesel tanks use a top mounted draw tube, or a bottom tube that lifts the intake at least 1/8" off the bottom of the tank.

If you use regular PS it will not clear the water. PS911 will dissolve the ice, but you will still have water blobs. PS has a tank cleaner that will clear the water, but it will return in a year or so. Drop by a John Deere or Case-IH outlet and pick up a quart of water disbursing additive, and add that at the designated rate, then just do that a couple times a year when the weather starts cooling and you will solve your problem.
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