Made a mistake

[maxxplanck]

Right now I could call myself all kinds of names, A fellow SS member stoped by the house and we were walking around one of my deuce's . Ane we noticed that I had left the fuel cap off since Sunday. My tank is full with diesel and some 2 stroke outboard motor oil . It hasen't rained that I remember but we have had frost a few mornings. Do I need to drain all the fuel or should I just add something like Sea Foam ? All my fuel filter are spin-on so those are easy to change, any ideas... Thanks Rich

 

[patracy]

Just check the filter drains for any water that accumulates. DON'T use seafoam since it's alcohol based. That will just carry the water straight through the filters. Most likely you've done no real harm.

 

[gimpyrobb]

Yup, I doubt you should worry.

 

[maxxplanck]

Thanks Patracy, my heart sank when I say the cap sitting there

 

[phil2968]

Thanks Patracy, my heart sank when I say the cap sitting there

I wish I could have seen my cap on the bobber. Forgot to put it on and lost it. I rode ten miles but saw nothing but beer cans.

 

[emmado22]

Drain your filters NOW of any gunk, them run the truck, then redrain. Then Run. Then redrain. Get the picture?

 

[dgardner]

If you haven't driven it, just drain off the bottom of the tank. Any water will have collected there. If you have driven it, drain off the bottom of the tank and then drain the filters as mentioned previously. If you don't have a tank drain, park the truck in an area where the nose is angled down and try siphoning/pumping from the filler hole to see what comes up.

 

[BKubu]

More water accumulates in a tank due to condensation from natural temperature changes than probably entered the tank through frost. I concur with the other posters. I would also suggest adding a whole bottle (the big bottle, 64 oz., I believe) of Power Service diesel fuel conditioner. It helps to shed any water that might accumulate. I add some to my trucks all year around.

 

[Speddmon]

Rich,

I know you said in your other thread you got carried away with the post, but I deleted it anyway. Please try to be more careful about cross posting in multiple sections of the forum.

 

[InsleyGuy]

Rich, What about one of those cheap plastic siphon pumps? Direct it to the low point of the tank and pump into a clear container. It should get out the bulk of anything that might be there. The way the truck is parked I doubt much rain could get in. Maybe I should stop in to check things out more often. Tom

 

[Scrounge41]

If you haven't driven it, just drain off the bottom of the tank. Any water will have collected there. If you have driven it, drain off the bottom of the tank and then drain the filters as mentioned previously. If you don't have a tank drain, park the truck in an area where the nose is angled down and try siphoning/pumping from the filler hole to see what comes up.

Make sure the tank is level or you could end up with a pocket of junk on the the downhill side.

 

[dgardner]

Make sure the tank is level or you could end up with a pocket of junk on the the downhill side.

Actually, getting all the "junk" at one end of the tank would be a good way to get it cleaned out. Since water is heavier then oil/fuel, it will stay at the bottom of the tank, so by tipping it, you can get it to all collect in one corner for removal.