RAGNAR BENSON
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There are some pretty good bits and pieces on this to be found on t'internet, but what advice do you chaps personally have for storing diesel over x period of time? I feel sure many of you do keep a bit aside.
I'm not talking about anything absurd - just two or three jerrycans' worth for that 'rainy day'.
Diesel is prone to bacterial infestations which, over time, can render it a pondlike writhing bag of ****e under the 'right' conditions.
Therefore, I'm after:
(a) any general suggestions to preserve diesel fuel in a serviceable state and extend its shelf-life - e.g. additives, storage temperatures etc. of which you have personal experience, and
(b) any thoughts on viable periods of storage/cycling of 'stock' advised to prevent degradation...
....that sort of thing.
Bio-diesel and veg oil are obviously a bloody good option here but, apart from some very basic reading around the subject, I've never tried it.
I'm not talking about anything absurd - just two or three jerrycans' worth for that 'rainy day'.
Diesel is prone to bacterial infestations which, over time, can render it a pondlike writhing bag of ****e under the 'right' conditions.
Therefore, I'm after:
(a) any general suggestions to preserve diesel fuel in a serviceable state and extend its shelf-life - e.g. additives, storage temperatures etc. of which you have personal experience, and
(b) any thoughts on viable periods of storage/cycling of 'stock' advised to prevent degradation...
....that sort of thing.
Bio-diesel and veg oil are obviously a bloody good option here but, apart from some very basic reading around the subject, I've never tried it.