nasties in the fuel tank

[Jeff Miller]

I forgot to mention Stephen:

When I did this to my '77 tank, I found some thin areas where the
tank sat on the support frame. I painted the tank perimeter with weld-
through primer and welded (continuous) 2x2x1/4 angle iron around the
perimeter of the bottom of the tank and painted/coated it to protect
it from moisture and vibration creating leaks once mounted.

As far as emulsifying the water into the fuel with the pump, does
make sense. The diaphragm pump on the FCs probably don't emulsify
like a vane-type pump would however, and the advantage of having the
pump to re-fill the racor after a filter change is worth it IMO. I'm
not sure how long the water could stay in suspension anyway, a long
fuel line to the racor in the pre-'87 FCs.

Good luck with your new clean tank, take any photos?

- Jeff Miller
in Holland, MI


--- 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
>