Gunk in diesel fuel tanks

Drain plug maybe.

 

I used aluma bright cleaner in my tank.

I filled up the tank halfway and I think I put the whole gallon into the tank and let it slosh around for a couple days while I drove.

It did a good job but I should have I left it in there for a few more days. It would have made the inside of that tank super clean.

And it is biodegradable so all you have to do is take the plug out from the bottom of the tank and it can run right on the ground no problem.

Drain the tank out first and flush it well before you do that.

 

What is in your tanks is algae. I had a really bad algae problem that destroyed my fuel pump.

Alumabrite is the same aluminum treatment that they use on the trailers to get them bright.

It is not made specifically for the algae but it's kind of like an abrasive that as it sloshes back and forth it will break that down.

You may need to add more than I did or leave it in longer. Maybe just fill your tank up a third of the way instead of a half.

I should have done mine again and probably added more because it definitely cleaned it but there still was some there. The only problem that I have now is that I have to change my fuel filter a little more often because whatever is left in there the filter is catching.

But as you drive around the sloshing will start to break that up. Initially if you have something that you can reach down in through the tank hole and scrape around the tank that would help.

You could have somebody cut the end of the tank off and clean it and reweld the tank but at that point you probably better off just buying new tanks.

There also is an algae treatment that you can add into the tank but the problem with that is that it will break that up but it'll keep getting caught in your fuel filters then you'll have to change them pretty often until the algae works its way out.

 

Is it dark green, brown, or black? If so it could be algea. They make a product specifically for killing and breaking down algea in diesel... Can't remember what its called right now.

 

couple gallons of gas will work as well

 

Second on the gas
I have been a firm believe in gas to clean diesel tanks ever since dad’s hired man put it in my 950 loader
Thankfully there was enough crud in the tank and it broke loose fast enough to plug the filter before enough gas got into the fuel system to cause serious damage. From what the guy told me it must have worked really fast because I was pretty sure the pump had siezed from what I was told. I think it was probably about 90 percent gas because it was pretty low on fuel. I would disconnect that tank and put some gas in there and drive around for a couple days then drain and rinse with diesel fuel once or twice. Probably the cheapest solution but sadly it’s not cheap anymore.

 

It might not be algae …. read up

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