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22-01-09, 05:27 PM

Bad fuel is always a possibility... My worst case was a tank of fuel that stopped the bike within 2km of filling up necessitating a full strip and clean of the fuel system. The recovered fuel (~20l) had a dozen or so fist sized globs of muddy water floating in it. The operator denied any problem at the time, but the storage tank that it came out of was replaced a short time later. Not too many people, operators included, give those tanks too much thought until there is a problem. Condensation is an issue with all tanks. A couple more instances of watery fuel had me carrying a small water separator/filter.
Also, a couple of percent methylated spirits can help to clear moisture from a tank - water and fuel doesn't mix, metho and fuel does, as does water and metho. The other alternative is draining the tank if the fuel is suspect... and going elsewhere to buy your fuel.

Cheers

22-01-09, 05:27 PM	#8
MattCollins Guest Posts: n/a	Re: petrol contamination Bad fuel is always a possibility... My worst case was a tank of fuel that stopped the bike within 2km of filling up necessitating a full strip and clean of the fuel system. The recovered fuel (~20l) had a dozen or so fist sized globs of muddy water floating in it. The operator denied any problem at the time, but the storage tank that it came out of was replaced a short time later. Not too many people, operators included, give those tanks too much thought until there is a problem. Condensation is an issue with all tanks. A couple more instances of watery fuel had me carrying a small water separator/filter. Also, a couple of percent methylated spirits can help to clear moisture from a tank - water and fuel doesn't mix, metho and fuel does, as does water and metho. The other alternative is draining the tank if the fuel is suspect... and going elsewhere to buy your fuel. Cheers Last edited by MattCollins; 22-01-09 at 05:29 PM.