{"id":362,"date":"2020-06-16T15:22:04","date_gmt":"2020-06-16T13:22:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peku.kapsi.fi\/blog\/?p=362"},"modified":"2020-06-16T15:22:05","modified_gmt":"2020-06-16T13:22:05","slug":"diesel-bacteria-in-the-tank","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/peku.kapsi.fi\/blog\/en\/2020\/06\/16\/diesel-bacteria-in-the-tank\/","title":{"rendered":"Diesel bacteria in the tank!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Something that has been on the todo-list for a while was to take a proper look inside the fuel tank. I got my hands on an endoscope and to my horror found this huge blob of <em>something<\/em> on the bottom. Had to get it out!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/peku.kapsi.fi\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/file_0017405638383153373425-1024x768.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-357\" srcset=\"https:\/\/peku.kapsi.fi\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/file_0017405638383153373425-1024x768.png 1024w, https:\/\/peku.kapsi.fi\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/file_0017405638383153373425-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/peku.kapsi.fi\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/file_0017405638383153373425-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/peku.kapsi.fi\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/file_0017405638383153373425-1400x1050.png 1400w, https:\/\/peku.kapsi.fi\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/file_0017405638383153373425.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Disgusting!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>So I had to get the fuel tank out and bring it home for cleaning. Pretty easy if you are able to empty it completely first.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/peku.kapsi.fi\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/img-20200615-wa00033673598772723834041-576x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-355\" srcset=\"https:\/\/peku.kapsi.fi\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/img-20200615-wa00033673598772723834041-576x1024.jpeg 576w, https:\/\/peku.kapsi.fi\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/img-20200615-wa00033673598772723834041-169x300.jpeg 169w, https:\/\/peku.kapsi.fi\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/img-20200615-wa00033673598772723834041-768x1365.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/peku.kapsi.fi\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/img-20200615-wa00033673598772723834041-1400x2489.jpeg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><figcaption>It&#8217;s out!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/peku.kapsi.fi\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/dsc_08891043353455326930222-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-354\" srcset=\"https:\/\/peku.kapsi.fi\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/dsc_08891043353455326930222-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/peku.kapsi.fi\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/dsc_08891043353455326930222-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/peku.kapsi.fi\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/dsc_08891043353455326930222-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/peku.kapsi.fi\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/dsc_08891043353455326930222-1400x788.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>50 years of dirt under the fuel tank<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>So I took the tank home and emptied the rest of the diesel in some jugs. The last bits were all black goo. Then I used a pressure washers with warm water to rinse the tank multiple times until clean water ran out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To help dry the fuel tank, I used the blow function on my wet vacuum and let it run for half an hour or so. Nice and clean now!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/peku.kapsi.fi\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/dsc_08907699451301609776203-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/peku.kapsi.fi\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/dsc_08907699451301609776203-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/peku.kapsi.fi\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/dsc_08907699451301609776203-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/peku.kapsi.fi\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/dsc_08907699451301609776203-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/peku.kapsi.fi\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/dsc_08907699451301609776203-1400x788.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Fuel tank at home<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/peku.kapsi.fi\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/dsc_08934327958040616698544-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-353\" srcset=\"https:\/\/peku.kapsi.fi\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/dsc_08934327958040616698544-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/peku.kapsi.fi\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/dsc_08934327958040616698544-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/peku.kapsi.fi\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/dsc_08934327958040616698544-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/peku.kapsi.fi\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/dsc_08934327958040616698544-1400x788.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Drying with blowing function of wet vacuum<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Something that has been on the todo-list for a while was to take a proper look inside the fuel tank. I got my hands on an endoscope and to my horror found this huge blob of something on the bottom. Had to get it out! 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