If Corvette should switch to diesel fuel...

[Dennis C.]

...what you expect the average shelf life to be on a 5 gallon can of that stuff?

[Geoff C.]

In my C6 about 40-42 miles *NM*

[Robert Willis]

Re: If Corvette should switch to diesel fuel...

It's been done before. I don't think I would want it. Fuel shelf life may be better than Gas if you don't mind the "Diesel Fuel Smell".

http://www.thedieselpage.com/readers/vet.htm

[Joe M.]

electric 67 rag top

Have to find that article featuring an electric powered 67 vette. Diesel would seem preferable to short sighted but lucrative for some, ethanol nonsense.

[Joe T.]

Re: If Corvette should switch to diesel fuel...

I drive a 1994 Diesel Yukon with 195k miles. The "diesel fuel smell" is a myth and old wives tale. The truck lives in a garage attached to the house with a frequenlty used entrance. There is no discerible odor or smell even though the truck is started every day (even in winter) in that garage. A smell can be detected if the truck is started before the garage door is opened, but the odor is not even as bad as from "winterized" gasoline.

I LOVE my diesel, but not in my Corvette!

Joe...46448

[Dennis C.]

Let me reword the question...

...any knowledge on the approximate expected shelf life of deisel fuel in, let's say, a 5 gallon can... Thanks, DC

[John M.]

Re: Let me reword the question...

Dennis,

Diesel fuel has no real shelf life problems per se. What it does have a problem with is the growth of micro bio. We maintain very large fuel tanks that have practially no turnover, and we treat the tanks to prevent fouling. There is a treatment called Bio bor JR, that almost every person who maintains large fuel tanks uses. It is a few drops per gallon to keep any micro bio from growing in the tank. Other than this, the fuel will last almost forever. Left untreated, the fuel will eventually turn to gell from all the bacteria growing in it.

Regards, John McGraw

[Dennis C.]

Many thanks John - Dennis *NM*

[Art A.]

Re: Let me reword the question...

John, Left untreated, how long until it starts growing micro bio to a point that it becomes a problem. I'm referring to something like a Motorhome that can sit for 4 or 5 months........should I put some Bio bor JR in it for this type of time frame?

Art

[John M.]

Re: Let me reword the question...

Art,

That is really a tough question to answer. It all depends on how clean your fuel is when you get it, what the ambient temperature is, how clean your tank is, ect, ect. If you are turning over your tank every 6 months or so, I would think you are ok. We proactively treat our fuel tanks since they are for emergency use, and they have to work when needed. A small bottle of Biobor JR is not that expensive, and it might give you some additional peace of mind. It is not a pretty sight to see a tank that has rampant biological growth in it.

Regards, John McGraw