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does diesel go stale?

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jay2578:
well the td5 hasnt missed a beat on it! wahoo!

Smego:

--- Quote from: disco2 td5 on January 21, 2010, 19:04:52 ---diesel does not go off so if i were you id chuck it in the td5. petrol starts to lose its octanes after about 3 weeks and smells like varnish after about 6 months at this point you will struggle starting a petrol

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that is weird as I use my petrol Genny only about twice a year for summer  off-roading trips and yet it starts and runs with the fuel left in from the previous year no problem, I heard it goes off but not that quickly surly?  Also fill the mowers tank from the 10 gallon metal can that has stood since September in the shed every year.

disco2 td5:
gennys will run on old fuel as they arnt really a tuned engine  a big range classic 8v will fun on old fuel but like a modern petol engine does not like fuel if it in old they dont like staring on it 
also sometimes helps if u run the carb dry on gennys they start good then

needbeer:
 a diesel engine will run on any lite oil used engine oil veg oil wen it gets a bit warmer but most things realy i run mine on any thing cheap or free lol  be carefull with td5 good thing direct injection with 200/300 tdi

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