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Newer Fuels Predisposed
to Moisture Contamination
Boats
and off-road equipment with "open" fuel
systems where the tank is vented
to the atmosphere are especially
vulnerable to condensation.
Newer marine and off-road (red-dye)
fuels compound this problem:
- ULSD contains
up to a 10-fold
increase in water
due to hydro-treating
at the refinery,
so microbe colonies
and destructive
acids form quickly.
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- E-10 gasoline
is hygroscopic
(absorbs water
from the air) and
is subject to phase
separation - which
may make an engine
difficult or impossible
to start.
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Water
reduces the heat of combustion
which means more smoke,
less power, hard starting,
rough idle, poor mileage,
winter freeze-ups - and
microbe growth. K100
eliminates water by encapsulating
it with a combustible
organic shell. Over time
the water is removed
by running the engine
and "burning" it
off. The tank will not
have to be drained to
remove the water contamination
once enough K100 has
been added to encapsulate
all the water. Eliminating
free water eliminates
corrosion and the conditions
necessary for microbe
growth in ULSD and prevents
phase separation in E-10
gasoline.
More
Information: ULSD, Off-Road
diesel, E-10
phase separation or changing
over from old MTBE gasoline
to E-10. |
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