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How to i get the Water from my diesel tank?

If you are talking about a diesel tank on a vehicle, you can buy an additive that will mix with the water and let it burn ff. to remove water from a diesel tank, you can buy an alcohol fuel additive that will dissipate the water other remedy is to dump all fuel and water from the tank if the tank has a drain plug,or syphon all out till tank is empty bear in mind tho, that all diesel has water, and usually the water will go to water trap at fuel filter in normal running of the engine,and there should be a valve on this trap to dump the water, usually this has to be done manually


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The most effective way is to drain the fuel tank completely and then refill it with diesel fuel, add a bottle of methelated spirits to the fuel tank to ensure the water is no longer there, the metho breaks down the water particles and allows them to be burnt with the diesel, also change your fuel filter, as it can hold water, also the tank can become rusted /corroded due to the water being inside,


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