Derik
Senior Member
- Joined
- Aug 21, 2018
- Messages
- 160
- Location
- United States
- Vessel Name
- Pearl Grace
- Vessel Make
- Marine Trader/Sun Deck 44
On my last filter change I treated my fuel (about 250 gallons) with a biocide to kill diesel bugs. I also changed the o rings for my fuel caps.
Since the treatment of biocide I have used the boat about 5 hours, with lots of back and forth and rocking. The other day I drained the fuel bowl to see how bad the fuel was sitting in the bottom of the glass bowl. I poured this diesel into a glass jar and examined it. It was full of little black specks which I think are the bugs or their waste or even possibly sediment. The condition is worse now than before the treatment.
Has anyone here been through this drill? Is it a matter of a lot of Primary filter changes in order to get to the clean fuel? I am guessing all of the bugs end up at the bottom of the tank. I have the site tubes on both tanks and that fuel looks good.
Since the treatment of biocide I have used the boat about 5 hours, with lots of back and forth and rocking. The other day I drained the fuel bowl to see how bad the fuel was sitting in the bottom of the glass bowl. I poured this diesel into a glass jar and examined it. It was full of little black specks which I think are the bugs or their waste or even possibly sediment. The condition is worse now than before the treatment.
Has anyone here been through this drill? Is it a matter of a lot of Primary filter changes in order to get to the clean fuel? I am guessing all of the bugs end up at the bottom of the tank. I have the site tubes on both tanks and that fuel looks good.