On Sat, 13 Jun 2015 06:28:31 -0700, "taxed and spent"
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"Ed Pawlowski" wrote in message
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On 6/13/2015 6:08 AM, Frank Thompson wrote:
Should I have the same concern for fuel for my diesel fuel as I have for
my gasoline regarding stability?


Not as much as gas, but over time, yes. There are additives for diesel,
especially if it is stored in the cold and you expect to use it when cold.

I have not experienced the biological issue that I have heard of, but once
when using some very old diesel, it ran fine but clouds of white smoke
poured out of the tailpipe. Not just when cold, but for the entire tank.

Pour point depressants for cold use to keep it flowing and stop
crystalizing, as well as algecide to keep the biologicals at bay, and
you can store deisel for decades. Just make sure it is kept in a
sealed drum. Low vapour pressure makes that work a lot better than
with gasoline, where the drums tend to pressurize and swell.