truck in garage for five months.

[Maxtor]

Is there anything I need to do with the diesel fuel for storage on the diesel for a 5 month down time? I have put stabil gas additive in all my gas vehicles, but do not know if it is needed in the diesel. I need to know by Tuesday, because the operate on me Wednesday. By January just when I am better from the first surgery, then they will do a second one that will keep me down until around March. Thanks for any information.
P.S. I received the California Car Cover and it fits perfectly. Very nice construction, and it is covering the truck now. To get the truck into the garage, I purchased 17" stock wheels (without tires) and drove it over plywood and into the garage with about 1.5 inchs to spare. I did not have to remove the garage door. I am purchasing some 205/40/r17 (23.9") used tires to put on the new wheels to drive it out when I get over the surgeries. I will need to remove the garage door for clearance. My truck came with 18" wheels and 275/70/r18 tires.
Thanks for any input.
Maxtor

 

[nevrnf]

I just put mine away also. I am having surgey on Dec 1. I just filled my tank all the way to the top. as far as wheels go i would not waste your time on them. Just roll it out on the plywood and reinstall the factory tires.

 

[Maxtor]

diesel storage.

After doing some research, I found that fresh diesel that is kept dry and out of the sunlight is good for about a year. It is not as susceptible to degrading as is gasoline.
Good luck on your surgery. It is not something we look forward to. Hopefully we will be better off afterwards.

I might purchase the four wheel dollies that fit under the wheels so I can push the vehicle around in the garage. My garage is 24x48 so I had to maneuver my truck around inside the garage which was a pain with the plywood.

 

[RSG]

Good luck to you both.

Biocides are recommended for diesel for longer storage. It is hard to believe but bugs will grow in diesel and foul it up over a period of time. The length of time depends on initial fuel quality, moisture level and temperature.

Here's what I'd look into:
http://www.powerservice.com/biokleen_df_biocide.asp
http://www.mwfi.com/Fuel-Additives/Bionical.html
http://www.morison.com.au/de-bug.htm (in Australia...)

That said, my old bobcat sits around with some pretty foul diesel in the tank and I just use some stabil and a cetane booster. Oh, and wait for warm weather!!!