nasties in the fuel tank

[Stephen Birtles]

when we fist started we used about fifteen filters and only ran about
a gallon of fuel. A Better bet would be some sock filters
There aren't enough coffee filters made to get the crud that was in
the tank along with the associated goo and whatever else there was.
There are filings and bits and pieces of what ever from when the tank
was built and 30 years of use
I think I will err on the side of ouch at the pump and put in clean
stuff but will be more vigilant when treating the fuel
We have some equipment around that will burn this crud. Tractor and
excavator so it won't go to waste at least not all of it The tractor
is 1958 international and I think it will burn mud it uses everything
else we put in the tank.
Although I could take it to a friends depot and run it through the
really big filters
Stephen 77fc35


--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "The Squires"
wrote:
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> Stephen,
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> You can clean up the fuel. 1st heat it up to drive out any water.
> Depending on the temp that you can easily use, it will take a few
hours to
> several days. As a homebrew biodiesel novice, you can actually let
the sun
> do the heating for a week or two with a vent to let the water vapors
out.
> While good and hot, filter the through some coffee filters at a slow
flow
> rate. You will want to watch if the coffee filters load up and re-place
> with new ones. You can get a large stack of cheap coffee filters at
Wally
> World. After free of water and filtered, add maybe 10-20% with every
> fill-up. Should burn fine with no harm to anything.
>
> Jimmy
> -----Original Message-----
> From: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
> [mailto:WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of Stephen Birtles
> Sent: Tuesday, October 03, 2006 8:33 PM
> To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] nasties in the fuel tank
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> 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
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> 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
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> Cleaning and re-undercoating frame and tanks oops undercoating for
> first time never was behind tank inside frame
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> 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
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> Trying to get this mess and all the other projects together for rats
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> Stephen 77fc35
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