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Old 02-06-2006, 10:58 PM
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Originally Posted by diesel friend
Hi,
had the same problem with a car I bought in the South. When you have water in tank algae will grow at the edge of it. Algae also got into the fuel sending unit. If you do not carry spare fuel filters (in-line and main) you better get the filters soon and familiarize yourself how to change them at the road side.
I do carry spare filters and have changed them both approx 200 miles ago. What color is Algae? Is it black? What's the best way to get rid of it?
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