My Latest Fuel Related Problem

[Glennman]

My fuel filter is filling with black stuff. I went all winter with a half tank so now (I believe) I am harvesting diesel bugs or algae. The fuel level in the see through cap would ride about 1/4 of the way up, but one day I checked it and it was all the way to the top. Apparently, the way it works is the fuel gets deeper as the filter plugs. I changed the filter and drove the bus about 30 miles and it's already working its way up again. I ordered a case of 6 filters (they aren't in yet) and picked up 2 quarts of Clear Diesel by Power Services. I plan to dump in one quart (good to treat 100 gallons), drive the bus to the fuel station, then dump in the other quart. Any ideas on this?

[luvrbus]

You need to polish the fuel check for a company in your area for the service, if not build your own with a pump from Amazon, I use a pump and 2 house type water filters in line to clean fuel then i use Sea Foam, the black stuff is hard to get rid of just using a additive alone. Gary's (BCM)new bus from FL has it in the tank (220 gal).I stay away from the cheaper 20% bio fuel for that reason 1 fuel filter will offset the price between the 2 fuels ,does you bus have the Fuel/Pro 320 fuel processor? they help control the black bug

[rusty]

Sometimes  the black stuff is just in the filter. Ckeck your tank to see if it has bugs
Wayne

[Glennman]

You need to polish the fuel check for a company in your area for the service, if not build your own with a pump from Amazon, I use a pump and 2 house type water filters in line to clean fuel then i use Sea Foam, the black stuff is hard to get rid of just using a additive alone. Gary's (BCM)new bus from FL has it in the tank (220 gal).I stay away from the cheaper 20% bio fuel for that reason 1 fuel filter will offset the price between the 2 fuels ,does you bus have the Fuel/Pro 320 fuel processor? they help control the black bug

I do have a fuel/water separator system similar to a Davco (I believe it's a Detroit model). The "polishing" process you speak of, is it simply pumping the fuel out and right back in while going through filters? That sounds doable. Thanks luvrbus!

[luvrbus]

You know they have Alage farms growing the stuff for making bio diesel fuel I avoid the 20% bio fuel like the plague