Diesel in storage for over 8 months
I will be going to California after Labor Day and taking my Ram out of storage. It has been in a sealed garage with a battery tender on it, a full tank of fuel with stabilizer added to it, and 20 m...
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My buddy got cancer, and stopped driving his Country Coach in 2005. In July of 2010 I drove it up to Sequoia NP (It has a 120 gallon diesel tank and no stabilizer in it at all - ever). The tank had been left about 2/3 full. I tried to use up all the fuel, but bought about 30 gallons on the middle of the trip Garden Grove to Sequoia NP) to have plenty of fuel to run the generator.
At the end of that trip, we had about 1/4 tank left.
In October of 2010, I drove it to Las Vegas, where we had about 1/8 tank left, bought 40 gallons, and drove to St. George. Filled the tank all the way, before going to Zion, Albuquerque, and heading back home. In Albuquerque, we where around 1/4 tank again, and filled it most of the way, so where pretty sure that all the 2005 fuel was used up by then.
We did not change the filters, and it ran great.
At the end of the 2010 trip, we planned on parking it for a long time (actually is still parked in his un-heated garage) and filled the tank. Still did not add any stabilizer. It is a 1998 with a inline 6 diesel engine. The diesel generator also ran great too!
He had also changed the engine oil at the start of the 2005 trip, and 600 miles later at the start of the 2010 trip. We changed the generator oil at that time too.
Good luck with your truck, I think you will have no problems in part to much better and cleaner diesel underground storage tanks now (fiberglass, not rusty steel tanks). Also the stabilizer keeps it much cleaner.
Fred.
At the end of that trip, we had about 1/4 tank left.
In October of 2010, I drove it to Las Vegas, where we had about 1/8 tank left, bought 40 gallons, and drove to St. George. Filled the tank all the way, before going to Zion, Albuquerque, and heading back home. In Albuquerque, we where around 1/4 tank again, and filled it most of the way, so where pretty sure that all the 2005 fuel was used up by then.
We did not change the filters, and it ran great.
At the end of the 2010 trip, we planned on parking it for a long time (actually is still parked in his un-heated garage) and filled the tank. Still did not add any stabilizer. It is a 1998 with a inline 6 diesel engine. The diesel generator also ran great too!
He had also changed the engine oil at the start of the 2005 trip, and 600 miles later at the start of the 2010 trip. We changed the generator oil at that time too.
Good luck with your truck, I think you will have no problems in part to much better and cleaner diesel underground storage tanks now (fiberglass, not rusty steel tanks). Also the stabilizer keeps it much cleaner.
Fred.
