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Diesel tanks and water
Posted by: submarinehunt ()
Date: September 08, 2015 12:47PM

I have read that the diesel tanks are open bottomed, because fuel is less dense than water, it floats. As the diesel is used up, sea water takes its place. Is this true ? I thought that water was the enemy of diesel engines .... i.e. if water got into them , that was the end of the engine. Surely with this method, water contamination would be a big issue. Grateful for any thoughts on this. Thanks. Pras

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Diesel tanks and water submarinehunt 09/08/2015 12:47PM
Re: Diesel tanks and water SnakeDoc 09/08/2015 01:07PM
Re: Diesel tanks and water Scott Sorenson 09/08/2015 06:55PM
Re: Diesel tanks and water SnakeDoc 09/09/2015 05:45AM
Re: Diesel tanks and water Scott Sorenson 09/09/2015 12:32PM


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