Sounds like this "Diesel Doctor" stuff is just what I need!! Where do I get it? Auto parts store? Truck maintenance shop? Marine maintenance shop? I'm in the Seattle, WA area and I'm having no luck finding it online.

Thanks!

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Pete240D
'83 240D

Any Marine dealer. West Marine will do.

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This is a 6 year old thread.

Diesel Doctor is no longer made.

Startron, Biobor, Diesel 911, any of those will work.

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pete,

http://www.westmarine.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/StoreOverviewPageView?St=Washington&Db=DLRWMarine&Ci=seattle&jspStoreDir=wm51&Com=adr&requesttype=find&UIn1=&Ds=&catalogId=10001&Name=L&langId=-1&findstores=overview&LIM=200&RT=lo&FromPage=StoreLocator&storeId=10001&ddkey=StoreLocatorCmd

there are three stores in Seattle, i got a boxed kit
of diesel 911 there for alge

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had an alge problem once .car died on the road.walked to a marina bought a bottle of bio dur jr.added 4 ounces,no problems after that.keep some in the trunk now.

Kefer,

You have water in your fuel tank! Water is what contributes to the breeding ground for your algae. You can add a biocide and it may clear up your filter plugging, but unless you find the reason you have water it will repeat. In the mean time be prepared to change filters until algae is completely removed.

Luther Carrier
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Save your money and don't cut up the stock parts! Forget the magnetic filter device, the factory devices are very very good. You probably will never get water in your fuel from anything except a contaminated tank at the service station.

I treat with ordinary diesel injector cleaner and water purge from time to time but normally only treat for bacteria if I see the black dots.

I've been driving the diesels for over 20 years. I've had at least five gm diesels, one ford and over twenty benz diesels.

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[SIGPIC] Diesel loving autocrossing grandpa Architect. 08 Dodge 3/4 ton with Cummins & six speed; I have had about 35 benzes. I have a 39 Studebaker Coupe Express pickup in which I have had installed a 617 turbo and a five speed manual.[SIGPIC]

..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.

You're a Dieselhead and take proper care of them , most of the questions are from Newbies who buy some long dormant klunker and it chugs or dies .

I use Startron as there's no filter changing necessary , unlike other fungus treatments (it's NOT algae BTW , it's fungus !) Startron is an enzyme that eats the fungus , the resulting detrius is so fine it'll pass right through the system without any damage .

As I only buy junkers , I've had to use it on every Diesel I've owned .

The Diesel Coupe I just bought had been sitting since 2006 and has the very worst fungus problem I've _EVER_ seen ~ I had to remove the InTank screen to-day for cleaning , the fungus slime was 1/4" thick all the way around it .

Now to find a West marine store , they closed the Inland ones in So. Ca. and I live far from the beach , they have Startron affordably .

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