Posted by JD Seller on January 13, 2014 at 20:59:33 from (208.126.196.144):
Last week I posted about how we had been delivered a bad batch of fuel. I still do not know with 100% certainty what was in the diesel fuel. It looked like rust would in gas. It will settle to the bottom. If shook up it will float for a time. It feels like tar between your fingers. It would plug filters but some would go through them. The larger deposits I found in the filters would not dissolve in any petroleum product. Gas would not cut it. Mineral spirits would not. Paint thinner would. Muriatic acid will cut it. It is not the algae that will grow in diesel fuel.
The fuel guys says they think it is something left from the refinery. They got it through the pipe line coming to here.
I have sent a sample to an independent lab for results.
We have over 200 man hours of labor, so far, in clean up and repairs. Close to $1500 in parts cost so far. Looks like one injection pump may have gotten it into it. JD 4020 with the old style pleated cartridge filters, had one tear and allow the gunk go right to the injection pump. The only good thing is that pump I can clean and repair myself. Injectors will need replacing.
The main fuel tank I replaced with a new one. The old one the fuel company pumped it dry and paid me for the cost of the new tank.
I gave them a bill for the labor and parts Friday. I got a check hand delivered today. I told him that I may still have more cost after I tear into the injection pump. He said to just let him know. He has been 100% great on this. He has my future business even though he delivered the fuel. He just picked it up at the tank farm. There are many companies shipping out of there so any of them could have had it happen to them.
We did put a double filter setup on the tank pump. They are in series. The second is real fine. I wonder if it will restrict flow soon??? I have tried real fine filters on the tank before and they would only work a short time at full flow.
This post was edited by JD Seller at 21:45:43 01/13/14.
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