Motor Boats Monthly - April 2004  Bookmark and Share

You can remove all trace of diesel bug from your fuel system without the expense of stripping out tanks for cleaning. We tried an operation that decontaminates your diesel as it recirculates it.

Even if you are careful to prevent water or dirt getting into your fuel tanks, the dreaded 'diesel bug' can strike, and even if you use a biocide to kill it, a residue of sludge and slime can clog your filters. How do you get rid of it.

The obvious answer is to lift out your tanks and have them professionally steam cleaned. But that's a costly business; in fact, it can be damned near impossible without taking the boat apart. Fortunately, there are other ways to clean your tanks and system thoroughly. Despite what we felt was good housekeeping in guarding our Cygnus 33's tanks from contamination...... READ MORE