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nasties in the fuel tank
10-03-2006, 15:44
Post: #3
nasties in the fuel tank
I believe marinas typically 'polish' bad fuel. Get a couple of filters and a
pump, put in
some algaecide and pump the fuel thru the filters, then putit back in your
tank??

Kerry
82 FC 35
Denver

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Stephen Birtles" wrote:
>
> Well yesterday finally got around to dropping the fuel tank and
> cleaning it.
> New fuel sender really expensive parker-hannifin fittings and flex
> tank to edge of tank added new fuel pump and will break fuel line
> farther ahead to add racor 500fg
>
> Funny thing after all these years nobody noticed that the racors are
> all installed incorrectly according to racor should be on suction side
> of rear push pump
> Reason upstream if water in fuel filter will catch it. Downstream
> after pump action of pump will emulsify water into fuel making it
> harder for filter to seperate it out That is straight from racor tech
> support on october 3
> Seems that everyone bluebird included was worried about lumps but not
> water in fuel
> but down side of installing in rear of coach makes it a #$%^% to
> service filter.
> Also adding 2 vents ala Jeff Miller to try and stop the burps when
> fueling. using extra taps in tank and installing 2 seperate 1/2 lines
> to level of fuel filler
>
> Cleaning and re-undercoating frame and tanks oops undercoating for
> first time never was behind tank inside frame
>
> If anyone is interested in 110 Gallons of dirty fuel let me know
> we were going to make 2 molotov cocktails but too heavy to throw maybe
> just 2 55 gallon garden lights
>
> Trying to get this mess and all the other projects together for rats
>
>
> Stephen 77fc35
>
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Messages In This Thread
nasties in the fuel tank - Stephen Birtles - 10-03-2006, 13:32
nasties in the fuel tank - Mike Hohnstein - 10-03-2006, 13:56
nasties in the fuel tank - davidkerryedwards - 10-03-2006 15:44
nasties in the fuel tank - The Squires - 10-03-2006, 16:18
nasties in the fuel tank - Stephen Birtles - 10-03-2006, 16:41
nasties in the fuel tank - Jeff Miller - 10-04-2006, 03:14
nasties in the fuel tank - Stephen Birtles - 10-04-2006, 07:20



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