My 18 ft center console is 21 years old and it has the dreaded brown particles showing in the site bowl of my Racor again. I need my fuel polished and or my tank cleaned to get this contamination out. I have cleaned it as best I could and there is no more water or sludge. Can anyone recommend someone who will stand behind their work in fuel polishing? Or does anyone have another suggestion?
Try a $5 bottle of startron, the blue stuff.
we have a company that comes and does it
last one was about $350
startron will not help with that problem
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Originally posted by chris Vwe have a company that comes and does it
last one was about $350startron will not help with that problem
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sorry - I didn’t mean to be so short with my thread, got pulled away.
I was saying to try the startron becuase it did help me clear my fuel up in the past and it got rid of the salt and pepper flakes that I was finding in my filters. I had 200 gallons of fuel that was causing trouble and was looking at a $500 bill to clean everything.
I threw in a bottle of startron and the enzymes broke down the flakes. For a few bucks its worth a shot…
I had been using the Startron and I love it. I used it on two previous refuelings, but not the very last. And then my problem with the engine started again.
I just think if there was a reputable fuel polisher who will stand behind their work, all I have is a 35 gallon tank.
I also heard I can put a 2 micron racor on instead of the 10 micron I have on now, that would help.
Thanks!
I had a similar issue with a large amount of diesel that had a lot of dirt and crud in it. I got a 12v fuel pump and put it in after the racor (2 micron) then had the pump discharge going back into the tank fill with a piece of hose to get everything swirling and moving. I let the pump run all day recirculating the fuel.
Racor looked nasty but the fuel and bottom of the tank looked great. Total cost was about 50$ for the pump and filter.
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Originally posted by riflemannI had been using the Startron and I love it. I used it on two previous refuelings, but not the very last. And then my problem with the engine started again.
I just think if there was a reputable fuel polisher who will stand behind their work, all I have is a 35 gallon tank.
I also heard I can put a 2 micron racor on instead of the 10 micron I have on now, that would help.
Thanks!
Did you recently switch to E-10 fuel?
E-10 was used 2 summers ago. The problems started then and still dealling with it.
I may buy a 12 volt fuel pump and some fuel line and and hook it up and run it thru a new 2 micro Racor…over and over again for hours till the crap is out.