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Derek

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With the annoying misfire on Kato (200tdi Disco) I remembered I hadn't
drained the sedimentor at service-( those who know will now say this
normally happens) and when tried at first the drain tap wouldnt budge then
sheared off when encouraged so I unbolted the sod and poured out a quantity
of water followed by a jellyfish big bugger it was then a quantity of
sediment/crap I've seen derv wax but never seen it gel and certainly not in
warm weather.
Derek


 
On Sun, 20 Aug 2006 14:46:28 GMT, "Derek"
<[email protected]> wrote:

>poured out a quantity
>of water followed by a jellyfish big bugger it was then a quantity of
>sediment/crap I've seen derv wax but never seen it gel and certainly not in
>warm weather.

It's a mass of bacteria that lives in the interface twixt diesel and
water. Marine engine types apply a biocide to kill it off, just drying
out the tank doesn't seem to work because as soon as moisture gets
back in the jelly re appears and clogs the filters.

AJH

 

> It's a mass of bacteria that lives in the interface twixt diesel and
> water. Marine engine types apply a biocide to kill it off, just drying
> out the tank doesn't seem to work because as soon as moisture gets
> back in the jelly re appears and clogs the filters.

Almost scuppered the task force in the Falklands as they had problems with
the filters in the marine propulsion units and almost came to grief.
Did you know that there was also a problem with bacteria producing Sulfuric
acid and eating into the subs hulls ?


 
"AJH" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> On Sun, 20 Aug 2006 14:46:28 GMT, "Derek"
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> >poured out a quantity
> >of water followed by a jellyfish big bugger it was then a quantity of
> >sediment/crap I've seen derv wax but never seen it gel and certainly not
in
> >warm weather.
>
> It's a mass of bacteria that lives in the interface twixt diesel and
> water.

Cladosporium something-or-other I think. It's a pity it turns diesel into
jelly and not ditch water into diesel.

Steve


 


> Cladosporium something-or-other I think. It's a pity it turns diesel into
> jelly and not ditch water into diesel.


Now there's a thought :)))


 

"Steve" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> "AJH" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > On Sun, 20 Aug 2006 14:46:28 GMT, "Derek"
> > <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> >
> > It's a mass of bacteria that lives in the interface twixt diesel and
> > water.
>
> Cladosporium something-or-other I think.

Cladysporium Resinae.
Some older designs of aircraft fuel tanks have capsules of Strontium
Chromate in the tanks to prevent it's formation, but most aviation fuels now
have chemicals in the anti-icing additive pack to prevent it's formation.
Badger.


 
On Sun, 20 Aug 2006 15:00:13 GMT, "Hirsty's" <[email protected]>
wrote:

>Did you know that there was also a problem with bacteria producing Sulfuric
>acid and eating into the subs hulls ?

Nope, I was just familiar with the jelly blocking the tank filter on
just one of my tractors.

AJH

 
On Sun, 20 Aug 2006 16:05:03 +0100, "Steve"
<[email protected]> wrote:

>Cladosporium something-or-other I think. It's a pity it turns diesel into
>jelly and not ditch water into diesel.

There's a fair amount of interest in an algae that has a high oil
content, even some discussion about injecting just the dry algae.

AJH

 
On Sun, 20 Aug 2006 16:59:53 GMT, Hirsty's wrote:

>> Cladosporium something-or-other I think. It's a pity it turns diesel
>> into jelly and not ditch water into diesel.
>
> Now there's a thought :)))

I bet someone somewhere is working on it. In fact the required bacterium
probably already exists and just needs to be discovered and "adjusted".
Thinking of the oily patches that you sometimes see floating on stagnant
pools with thick black anerobic mud undeneath.

--
Cheers [email protected]
Dave. pam is missing e-mail



 

"Derek" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> With the annoying misfire on Kato (200tdi Disco) I remembered I hadn't
> drained the sedimentor at service-( those who know will now say this
> normally happens) and when tried at first the drain tap wouldnt budge then
> sheared off when encouraged so I unbolted the sod and poured out a
> quantity of water followed by a jellyfish big bugger it was then a
> quantity of sediment/crap I've seen derv wax but never seen it gel and
> certainly not in warm weather.
> Derek
>
>

You may find this interesting

http://www.fueldoctors.com/fuel.htm

Robert


 
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