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mdvs · 10-15-2018, 03:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Damion

If you watch you can find them for $130 on sale. Got mine Advanced Auto with 25% off web coupon

$120 from Wal-Mart online.

AA4TG · 10-15-2018, 09:35 AM

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Originally Posted by bdpreece

If you were driving in heavy rain check to see if your air filter is soaked. Happens more often than you would think.

X2 on the air filter. Happened on I-10 this last May. Have since rerouted the air inlet by added piping to raise the inlet. As an added bonus, inlet is in cleaner air with better flow. Cost less than $15.00 and drove in heavy rains of hurricane Florence with no problens.

Monkey Run · 10-15-2018, 09:43 AM

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Originally Posted by AA4TG

X2 on the air filter. Happened on I-10 this last May. Have since rerouted the air inlet by added piping to raise the inlet. As an added bonus, inlet is in cleaner air with better flow. Cost less than $15.00 and drove in heavy rains of hurricane Florence with no problens.

My intake is on the side above the belt line, is that where the trouble stems from? Or is it a lower mount on the rear which causes the issue?

AA4TG · 10-15-2018, 09:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Monkey Run

My intake is on the side above the belt line, is that where the trouble stems from? Or is it a lower mount on the rear which causes the issue?

Mine was low. Sucked in enough water to make the filter collapse. After stopping at a rest area and shutting down, enough water drained from the filter to allowed enough air passage to continue to a better/drier location to change the filter. I raised the inlet to the top of the engine.

mchero · 10-15-2018, 03:39 PM

Funny that no one asked you what the temp. was. My first thought was diesel jelling due to cold temps.
I have been here in NH for last 2 months and thankfully remembered to add some de-jelling to the tank. Starting to see some frost in the evenings. Winter is closing in here!

Monkey Run · 10-15-2018, 07:56 PM

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Originally Posted by mchero

Funny that no one asked you what the temp. was. My first thought was diesel jelling due to cold temps.
I have been here in NH for last 2 months and thankfully remembered to add some de-jelling to the tank. Starting to see some frost in the evenings. Winter is closing in here!

True nobody did, however, I mentioned the fuel purchase in southern Virginia and the trouble beginning approximately 400 miles later in South Carolina so they probably assumed. I had topped the tank off in July upon returning from Florida, took one quick trip and topped off again in August. So none of my fuel was subject to freezing, up to the point of failure. But excellent thought!

Monkey Run · 10-15-2018, 08:09 PM

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Originally Posted by AA4TG

Mine was low. Sucked in enough water to make the filter collapse. After stopping at a rest area and shutting down, enough water drained from the filter to allowed enough air passage to continue to a better/drier location to change the filter. I raised the inlet to the top of the engine.

We have and epidemic of stink bugs, I'm going to check my air filter when I get home. A couple of years ago they shorted out my 200 amp double pole main circuit breaker. When I built my barn I mounted a switch box on a pole and fed the house and barn with separate services. The bugs got inside via the ventilation slits and overheated the thing. It cooked them but the box was covered with them when I opened it up. Now I dust the entire inside with seven and spray the outside every fall.

jlewi15 · 10-18-2018, 05:19 PM

I had a filter that was on the frame that the service place never changed. My coach would start chugging going up a incline and I’d have to pull over. Found a Freightliner dealer to change both filters and all was good.

Gold Pot · 10-19-2018, 06:13 AM

Diesel fuel treatment is a continuing topic of discussion. Give FuelRight.com a look. Lots of facts and testing gives me comfort.

gptexas · 10-19-2018, 10:31 AM

Looks like you got a algae problem. Our new Ultra-Low diesel tends to absorb water that turns into algae which clogs up everything. I got a load of bad algae diesel years ago and had the same symptoms you encountered. I used a biocide to clean it.
Another great product>DESL-SHOK plus will clean up your fuel. Best additive I've found at a farm show. Check out their

web-site.

Monkey Run · 10-19-2018, 11:45 AM

Thanks for all the tips, I'll check out the products. Definitely received a bad load of fuel, so I put some biocide in the tank after changing the filters. The additives may or may not work according to what I've read, hopefully they do. If not, I'll need to make a fuel polisher when I get home.

Ivylog · 10-20-2018, 02:59 AM

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Originally Posted by gptexas

Looks like you got a algae problem. Our new Ultra-Low diesel tends to absorb water that turns into algae which clogs up everything.

It’s not the Ultra-Low diesel, it’s the bio- diesel that’s added in many areas.

LETMGROW · 10-20-2018, 04:17 AM

Has anyone wondered why the tank builders don't include a drain on the bottom of the fuel tank so residue and contaminants could be drained from the tank?
Lynn

Monkey Run · 10-20-2018, 09:24 AM

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Originally Posted by LETMGROW

Has anyone wondered why the tank builders don't include a drain on the bottom of the fuel tank so residue and contaminants could be drained from the tank?
Lynn

Prior to E10 and low sulfur diesel it really was not an issue, at least not to the extent we see now. But I was thinking about that today while out walking, ie how could I add a drain to a plastic tank. I'll look at it once home, but most likely a drain could be cut into the line. My brother in law always needs furnace oil so he would jerry can it away, even if I need to disconnect the line. I have a funnel which will remove contaminates from it when we transfer.