[Vwdiesel] Fuel 101 --- ( the MICROBES ---nasty littlecrittters )

Mark Shepherd mark at shepher.fsnet.co.uk
Fri Nov 4 18:16:23 EST 2005


Pinched info:
"Some typical values for the solubility of water in oil are 52, 82, 132,
and 206 ppm at 20, 30, 40, and 50 oC respectively"
Saturation  leads to separation with a pure water collection at bottom  and
the near saturated oil on top. Quantities will increase with additives...
Chemo-Miser

----- Original Message -----
From: <LBaird119 at aol.com>
To: <vwdiesel at vwfans.com>
Sent: Friday, November 04, 2005 10:56 PM
Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] Fuel 101 --- ( the MICROBES ---nasty
littlecrittters )


> In a message dated 11/3/2005 1:07:39 PM Pacific Standard Time,
> h_hagar at prcn.org writes:
>
> > H-O-H  is a gas ?  JA   and it will go solid without going liquid in
> > between ?
> > Ja..----Yes it will form ice crystals --or snow--if you like in your
Diesel
> > Fuel on a cool
> > day.----Result ?  a plugged screen ?  Ja   and reduced power ?
Ja.  --- .
> > So as you can
> > see , to drain FREE  water  H-O-H  may not be enough
>
>
>   So you're saying it's soluble water in diesel fuel that's clogging the
> filter in cold weather???
>   Soluble water of any quantity in oil, is a stretch.  Liquid water can
> freeze and plug a line or passage, wax will crystalize and drop out of
> suspension and increase the viscosity or clog lines and filters but
> snow in a reverse sublimination process in diesel fuel???  Bah!
>     Loren
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