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Doores
Feb 19, 2008, 12:37 PM
If you have a tanker full of diesel fuel, store it outside in -20 degree weather the fuel will gel. The tanker remains outside in -20 degree weather for the next 5 years. Then when the fuel was needed the tanker was hauled into a building and allowed to heat up, liquefying the diesel fuel again. Would the diesel fuel still be good to use?

Credendovidis
Mar 27, 2008, 02:39 AM
Would the diesel fuel still be good to use?
Although this method of storing is not recommended, gelled fuel returns to a stable liquid state when it is brought well above the gel point temperature (70 degrees F. or higher). Run it afterwards through a filter to remove any dirt.
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