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12-17-2018, 09:31 AM
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I have stored my 2001 harley inside our utility room which is also connected to house a/c and never done anything special and no fumes no problems ever. I keep tank mostly full which keeps fumes down.
Around here with the low humidity and cool one or 2 days after a cold front then tropical moisture and warm the next day everything that was cold is dripping wet for at least 1 day.
I have my bike inside the trailer for now with it buttoned up tight as ive found thats the best way to do it. If the trailer is full of hot humid air when i close it and we have a front, ill open it and let the cool air inside because everything inside would be wet with condensation. but if it was cold with low humid air inside then hot the next day, i keep it closed until everything inside warms up otherwise everything will be wet instantly if i open it. But this is the most humid area in the US so may not be as much issue elsewhere.
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12-17-2018, 01:21 PM
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Originally Posted by grindstone01
I would drain the gas and carb and store it dry. Water in a fuel tank comes from the fuel itself, if you think about it a tank full of air is not going to make water. Even saturated moist air would at most hold 1/2 a drop of water in a small 3 gallon tank. New vehicles and equipment are shipped from the factories with only a 1/2 gallon of gas until sold which may be many months. Storing a full gas tank is a fallacy, I stopped doing that 20 years ago in Mich with my antique tractors and mc.
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Not a fallacy IMHO.
I once stored a motorcycle with a half tank of fuel for two years in a cargo trailer. Guess what? The top 1/2 of the tank was rusty. The bottom 1/2 that was covered in fuel was fine.
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12-17-2018, 08:27 PM
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Originally Posted by TripleEEE
Not a fallacy IMHO.
I once stored a motorcycle with a half tank of fuel for two years in a cargo trailer. Guess what? The top 1/2 of the tank was rusty. The bottom 1/2 that was covered in fuel was fine.
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Yes, storing a fuel tank half full is the worst situation to have. Most fuel has water in it and the water will separate out and condense on the inner walls of a tank with an air space in it. The best condition is to have a empty dry tank, the second best situation is to store the fuel tank full so there is no air space for condensation. The absolute worst condition for storage is a half full fuel tank.
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12-18-2018, 05:38 AM
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Originally Posted by grindstone01
Yes, storing a fuel tank half full is the worst situation to have. Most fuel has water in it and the water will separate out and condense on the inner walls of a tank with an air space in it. The best condition is to have a empty dry tank, the second best situation is to store the fuel tank full so there is no air space for condensation. The absolute worst condition for storage is a half full fuel tank.
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About as wrong of info as i have ever heard of.
No fuel does not contain water. If your getting fuel with water in it I suggest you go to your source and complain.
Most fuel contains alcohol and attracts water. This is why you keep tanks full and sealed. The moisture is in the air.
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12-18-2018, 09:13 AM
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Originally Posted by Wild Card
About as wrong of info as i have ever heard of.
No fuel does not contain water. If your getting fuel with water in it I suggest you go to your source and complain.
Most fuel contains alcohol and attracts water. This is why you keep tanks full and sealed. The moisture is in the air.
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Really, so water separators on diesel equipment are just a waste of space/$$?? How do you explain the rusted tank from (water) in the above post? Alcohol is a recent addition to fuel mixtures in last 30 years, not natural. Interesting article about all diesel fuel having water in it.
http://www.mycleandiesel.com/pages/ProblemWater.aspx
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12-18-2018, 08:09 PM
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Originally Posted by grindstone01
Really, so water separators on diesel equipment are just a waste of space/$$?? How do you explain the rusted tank from (water) in the above post? Alcohol is a recent addition to fuel mixtures in last 30 years, not natural. Interesting article about all diesel fuel having water in it.
Water In Diesel - Diesel Engine Problems - MyCleanDiesel.com |
No, water sep in a diesel is to protect the $10k plus fuel system in the event you get a batch of water in fuel.
We are not talking diesel here are we.
But regardless if your fuel gas or diesel has water in it you need to contact the supplier.
Fuel storage is fuel storage and its best to keep the tank full of fuel not full of moisture laden air.
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12-19-2018, 04:41 AM
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Originally Posted by Wild Card
No, water sep in a diesel is to protect the $10k plus fuel system in the event you get a batch of water in fuel.
We are not talking diesel here are we.
But regardless if your fuel gas or diesel has water in it you need to contact the supplier.
Fuel storage is fuel storage and its best to keep the tank full of fuel not full of moisture laden air.
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