Biologicals growing in the tanks, or a bad fill?
The bad fill happened to a Cummins I drove, and it was a miserable winter after that, but shook it after the weather warmed, that ISX returned really warm fuel to the tanks and cooked it out.
It can foul up the injectors, too, because the microbes defeat the water separation in the fuel system. They are technically a fungus or bacteria, several different species, but are usually called fuel algae.
Pseudomonas will even grow in gasoline, but there needs to be water in the tank, too. The line between the fuel and water is where it grows, it needs both.
No power. Poor fuel economy.
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I cannot stand the idea that algae grows in fuel. Ugh. EEW.
You can probably see it green inside the airdryer I bet. -
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So I need to get some stuff to clean the tanks out. Any reccomendations?
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My power loss started in October and has gotten worse overtime and I have watched my fuel economy slide downwards.
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Have also found brown sludge in the bottom of the davco.
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They make a biocide that you can put in your tanks to kill the algae but if your tanks are real bad you may be better off draining them and having them cleaned.
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