TM 5-3805-281-24-1
Fuels and Lubricants
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DO NOT USE GALVANIZED CONTAINERS
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Store fuel in:
IMPORTANT: Diesel fuel stored in galvanized
containers reacts with zinc coating
plastic containers.
on the container to form zinc flakes.
aluminum containers.
If fuel contains water, a zinc gel will
specially coated steel containers made for diesel
also form. The gel and flakes will
fuel.
quickly plug fuel filters and damage
fuel injectors and fuel pumps.
DO NOT USE brass-coated containers: brass is an
alloy of copper and zinc.
DO NOT USE a galvanized container to store diesel
fuel.
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