[TheForge] Diesel fuel tank qry (Was: Re: fire steels)

[Jerry Frost]

Unless the furnace guys are completely derelict, copper 
is safe, we have a good 25' leading from the tank to 
the boiler and it's all made up with brass fittings. 
Bronze dielectics where it makes up to the cast iron 
fittings at the tank and boiler fuel pump. Mechanics at 
work use brass all the time on the fuel system.

Still, if you want to be positive you could ask the 
fuel oil, furnace, etc. guys close to you.

Frosty
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If it ain't forged
it ain't real.
Wrought iron is.
The FrostWorks

Meadow Lakes, AK.


From: "Mike Spencer" <mspencer at tallships.ca>

>
> Desperate attempt to remain On Topic:
>
> Any of you diesel gurus (or chemistry/engineering 
> weenies) know the
> True Poop on the matter of using (A) copper (B) brass 
> or
> (C) zinc/galvanized in contact with diesel fuel?
>
> There seems to be official specs that forbid zinc 
> inside diesel
> tanks.  Also some opinions (of unknown validity) that 
> copper is not
> good either, due in both cases to sulfur and/or 
> acidity in typical
> diesel tank situations. Brass alleged to be okay.
>
> I have to build a fuel tank, was about to use some 
> brass fitting and
> 3/8" copper tube but now I'm uncertain. Any advice 
> from practical
> experience?  Hard science?  Juju?
>
> (On my earlier question about the Deutz tach cable 
> connection: It's
> built weird, it's supposed to be that way.  From the 
> horse's mouth at
> the Deutz dealership. Ho hum.)
>
>