phildogginit
Member II
I'm wondering how any e34-2 owners have cleaned out their fuel tanks.
I am frequently wrong (ask my wife), however I think opposite is actually the case about the legality of the fuel usage. In my understanding the red stuff indicates the fuel has not had road tax applied, and hence it cannot be used in motor vehicles (and is easy for state troopers to notice if they look in a truck fuel tank). As far as I know, the fully road taxed fuel (non-red) sold at the gas station is legal to use in the boat. Theoretically, it should be more expensive than the non-road-tax fuel sold at your local fuel dock, but never is.Gas-station diesel, of course, is illegal for use on sailboats, supposedly with a hefty fine. We're supposed to use the red-dye "farm equipment" diesel sold at marinas at high rates despite its exemption from road taxes. Personally I use so little diesel I take the legal way out, and I figure it keeps the gas dock in business.
You can use the road-taxed diesel in your boat and it's legal. If you buy the "off road" diesel that is sold for boats and heavy equipment, you should not use it your car.I use the gas station fuel because I think it's generally being moved in higher volumes and less likely to have impurities like water, however I have no data driven basis for this. And it's cheaper, and I don't have to remember the fuel dock hours.
I did mine several years back. I removed the tank, drained the remaining fuel (just a cup or two left) and then installed and inspection/access port. This allowed me to wipe out all the black residue and other contamination. It was time consuming but we'll worth the effort spentI'm wondering how any e34-2 owners have cleaned out their fuel tanks.