How can this possibly happen? I keep a very clean 55 gallon steel drum in my air conditioned garage filled with the red stuff normally. I needed some on Sunday and couldn't get the red so I went and filled up my barrel at the gas station. A very busy station that has diesel shipments every day too.
I got home and a few hours later put it in my tractor and it promptly died. I found both filters completely clogged with jelly like fuel and every fuel hose leading from the pump and filters and to and from the tank was clogged solid.
Anyone know how this can possibly happen in 105 degree heat so I can take steps to prevent it again? That was a very expensive screw up on someones part. My tractor is stored outside for the time being but we haven't had any rain in a couple weeks and I've been running about a tank full through it every two days since then. I don't understand it.
I don't think it had anything to do with gradual buildup in the filters but it's possible.
I drained my tank and took fuel samples. The samples were clear and bright off the tank but when I got the tank drained and stuck my hand in there the bottom inch or so of the tank was thick rasberry jelly looking junk. Same as what I found in the filters. I've always been really careful about keeping the fuel clean and not allowing any water to get in it so I'm baffled here. I changed the filters at 50 then 100 hours. The 50 hour mark was called for in my owners manual, the next one wasn't scheduled till 600 hours but I did it anyway at 100. I have 200 hours on it now and it's got another fresh set on. I also drain them every day but I have never once seen any water come out.
I also put power service fuel conditioner at the recommended rate in every barrel full I buy. It's always in there.
I got home and a few hours later put it in my tractor and it promptly died. I found both filters completely clogged with jelly like fuel and every fuel hose leading from the pump and filters and to and from the tank was clogged solid.
Anyone know how this can possibly happen in 105 degree heat so I can take steps to prevent it again? That was a very expensive screw up on someones part. My tractor is stored outside for the time being but we haven't had any rain in a couple weeks and I've been running about a tank full through it every two days since then. I don't understand it.
I don't think it had anything to do with gradual buildup in the filters but it's possible.
I drained my tank and took fuel samples. The samples were clear and bright off the tank but when I got the tank drained and stuck my hand in there the bottom inch or so of the tank was thick rasberry jelly looking junk. Same as what I found in the filters. I've always been really careful about keeping the fuel clean and not allowing any water to get in it so I'm baffled here. I changed the filters at 50 then 100 hours. The 50 hour mark was called for in my owners manual, the next one wasn't scheduled till 600 hours but I did it anyway at 100. I have 200 hours on it now and it's got another fresh set on. I also drain them every day but I have never once seen any water come out.
I also put power service fuel conditioner at the recommended rate in every barrel full I buy. It's always in there.
