Old Diesel

[Timd32]

I have maybe 15 gal of old Diesel.

It's been sitting maybe 4 years.

What do folks usually do with that?

I might try to find someone who makes biodiesel.

My thinking is not to run the stuff in anything worth something.

 

[Ozymandias]

If it looks good and has no algae in it - use it. Nothing wrong with that.

 

[Timd32]

Was thinking to drop the tank and take a look at the sending unit and the sort.

It's been in the garage the whole time so maybe it's OK.

 

[BigPapa]

I’d run it long as there’s no water in it.

 

[Timd32]

Thanks, been making some progress on this thing, so trying to just be prepared so I'm not super disappointed with some other major self made mess.

This has been a very long deal. So much left but one bite at a time.

 

[EDankievitch]

If you are in doubt give the fuel to someone with oil heat. It will burn nicely in their boiler or furnace.

 

[SSage]

They sell cheap "oil" transfer pumps on Amazon, works good for pumping out old tanks. I run extra filtration on my trucks, so technically I could put it straight in and run with it. But I like pre-filtering old fuel through at least one water separator filter so the truck tanks stay fairly clean. I use a goldenrod filter from Tractor Supply on my storage tank. I mainly use the 12 volt fill rite pumps now, but I've used the manual ones when I had to.