Water in fuel

[pattypape]

Donn,

Sorry to stir things up, But I would not recommend putting water into
the fuel tank, I was trying to decide, if these two sensors on some
Birds have value. They mostly give intermittent false alarms.
There are two sensors screwed into the main fuel tank. One for water
and the other for low fuel. If one drains some fuel occationally
and never lets the fuel tank below 1/4 , there seems to be not a lot
of value to these addition, BB over kill sensors.
And Yep, you are correct when draining fuel it is best with the least
amount of fuel in the tank. It is suprising the pressure when
removing a fuel tank plug with a high volume of fuel in the tank.

Bill 88 FC Michigan


--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Donald Watson"
wrote:
>
> Bill,
>
> What you been drinking? :-)
>
> It was bad enough that you suggested pouring water in your tank,
but then
> "try to run the fuel down until the low fuel light glows"?
Actually you
> could put water in your tank (providing that there is a drain in
the lowest
> part of the tank to easily remove it) if you were that serious
about testing
> a water sensor in your tank, but isn't the sensor in your primary
fuel
> filter? (Pardon me, but I'm not familiar with the '88 FC fuel
system.) You
> could always introduce water into your fuel filter WITHOUT starting
the
> engine to check a water sensor, but then you'd have to prime the
system to
> get rid of air once you had purged the filter of water.
>
> Draining fuel from the bottom of the tank isn't a bad idea. It
does give
> you a chance to clean out some water and sludge, but the task would
be
> easier if your tank was relatively low. There's quite a bit of head
> pressure with a lot of fuel.
>
> Have a good evening and enjoy the TV.
>
> Donn
> 76 FC33
> South Kingstown, RI
>
>
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> Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Re: water in fuel
>
>
>
> Hi Ernie, Ralph, All,
>
> Have anyone changed these sensors on the fuel tank???
> Seems like this could be a real diesel bath.
>
> It also seems that the only real test to check these sensors is to
> dump a couple gallon of water in the tank an see if the alarm
lights.
> Then try to run the fuel down until the low fuel light glows.
> This is really asking for trouble.
> Or I maybe I just have too much extra time tonight and should just
> watch some TV.
>
> Bill 88 FC Michigan
>
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