The algie/bacteria you guys are discussing actually lives in any water that may be in the tank, and feeds off the hydrocarbons in the fuel. It used to be prevelant in boats, but rarely saw it in other machines.
We started seeing it all over after hurricane Katrina flooded so many places. Is there a corrolation, who knows for sure, but it's definitely ironic how that went.
It can grow in a hydraulic tanks. Talk about a mess, that creates a mess. If you ever run into that, use the same biocide you'd use in the fuel to kill it off. One I've always had good luck with is Bio-bor. I've used it several times on fuel systems, and once on a hydraulic system, with good results.
As far as the fuel sitting, as long as the container was sealed, there shouldn't be any problems. I've often burned fuel that was several years old in equipment, whether it came from a container, or the tank on the machine. In fact, the fuel in the loader I finished repairing for a guy the other week was at least three years old. It fired on the third or fourth round, and purred like a kitten.
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