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What does Algae in fuel look like?

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Old Mar 9, 2009 | 06:06 PM
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What does Algae in fuel look like?
Just like the title of the thread says, what does algae in fuel look like?

I have a tracor that I suspect this is the problem with.
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Old Mar 9, 2009 | 06:10 PM
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Looks like brown to black snot
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Old Mar 9, 2009 | 06:12 PM
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kinda the color of dead moss in a tank or trough
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Old Mar 10, 2009 | 09:39 PM
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looks sorta like sawdust floating around in there, spin the filter off , and dump the contents into a clear container of some sort.
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Old Mar 10, 2009 | 09:54 PM
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Originally Posted by infidel
Looks like brown to black snot
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That's exactly what it looked like when I had it in my boat tanks.
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