I'm still catching up on my emails .. lol Having bought some red diesel in 25ltr plastic drums recently I've come to the conclusion that the problem had its roots in the fact that the diesel frothed up in the tank whilst it was being pumped in - this gave the impression that the tank was full of derv when, in actual fact, the pump was cutting out because the nozzle sensor was buried in froth rather than liquid; according to the garage (who sold it at 67p/litre) the 'frothing' is caused by the dye :-(
What I'm doing now is to let the tank settle for around an hour before dipping it, which I failed to do initially! The good news is that this has now 'proved' my original dipstick calculations, and stick markings, as being accurate - much to my relief :-)) It does mean that 'fill 'er up' needs a tad more care, and time, than previously - but I'm a little surprised that this frothing effect has not been mentioned/noticed by others? Trevor On 27/02/2010 13:59, Brian on Harnser wrote: > I lost a tank full a few years ago at Napton during the winter > stoppage, they probably used a rowing boat or similar > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
