Let me first say this was my own fault as I should never use Arco fuel in anything I own.
I was getting ready to filter some WMO so I splashed both tanks with ARCO #2 to accomodate about a 60-70 % WMO mixture on my way home, then parked my truck for three days as I was out of town. When I came home I was getting all my oil and filtering ready, I decided to start my truck and warm it up as I like to see if I get any real change in the idle and/or smoke before and after I add the WMO. As I was getting my WMO stuff together I noticed a miss, then a stumble, then a stall. When I got in the truck the "Water in Fuel" light was on. No big deal I thought, until I cracked the water bleed. One and a half beer bottles of water came out. I am not saying that it was all from Arco, but normally when my light comes it flickers a few times and then I drain off the water into a glass bottle and generally I see about an inch or so, maybe 3 or 4 ounces at most. This was easily 16 ounces of water, which is pretty alarming considering that the tank I was pulling from only had about 5 gallons of Arco fuel in it. It was pretty tough to get started and I have never put my starter through as much duty which did bother me (yes, I am moving up the electric pump on the project list).
So I am wondering if any of you have used the fuel dryer that says it's good for diesels. I know the isopropyl is not recommended for two strokes or diesels but they do make one that says it's good for diesel fuel. If nothing works well, I guess I will just keep an eye on it and drain it a lot until I get through this tank of fuel.
Any input would be appreciated.
I was getting ready to filter some WMO so I splashed both tanks with ARCO #2 to accomodate about a 60-70 % WMO mixture on my way home, then parked my truck for three days as I was out of town. When I came home I was getting all my oil and filtering ready, I decided to start my truck and warm it up as I like to see if I get any real change in the idle and/or smoke before and after I add the WMO. As I was getting my WMO stuff together I noticed a miss, then a stumble, then a stall. When I got in the truck the "Water in Fuel" light was on. No big deal I thought, until I cracked the water bleed. One and a half beer bottles of water came out. I am not saying that it was all from Arco, but normally when my light comes it flickers a few times and then I drain off the water into a glass bottle and generally I see about an inch or so, maybe 3 or 4 ounces at most. This was easily 16 ounces of water, which is pretty alarming considering that the tank I was pulling from only had about 5 gallons of Arco fuel in it. It was pretty tough to get started and I have never put my starter through as much duty which did bother me (yes, I am moving up the electric pump on the project list).
So I am wondering if any of you have used the fuel dryer that says it's good for diesels. I know the isopropyl is not recommended for two strokes or diesels but they do make one that says it's good for diesel fuel. If nothing works well, I guess I will just keep an eye on it and drain it a lot until I get through this tank of fuel.
Any input would be appreciated.