As with most things related to the pleasure marine industry, they do not get used as much as they should. This certainly applies to the fuel in your tank. For most boat owners the fuel sits in the tank month after month. This fuel degrades over time and at some point gets to the point where it starts to cost you real time and money. So what to do? We have heard all sorts of claims about fuel polishing. This is the trick of pulling your fuel from the tank by means of an electric fuel pump. This fuel is then run through a filter or series of filters and then back to the tank.
Well I’m here to tell you that method IS NOT fuel polishing. (more…)
With winter fast approaching it is important to speak with your fuel supplier about the additive package they use in your winter fuel. We have seen problems in the past with additive packages. The problem seems to be more pronounced when your engines are the common rail type. These engines use extreme pressure on the supply fuel side prior to the injectors. In several cases (found in the mining community) there has been a thick brown residue on the injector tips and on the piston crown. In all of these known cases the engine suffered serious power loss and in some instances downtime. This resulted in large repair bills. We do however know that on vehicles where we have installed the fuel conditioner the engine suffered no injector related problems or downtime. To learn more go to http://www.cleanfuelmanagement.com/ and click on mining. To learn more about our complete fuel catalyst go to www.cleanfuelmanagement.com/p_fcatalyst.html.
Tim
Engines1
Portsmouth, VA
