Water in fuel

[pattypape]

Donn,

Some of the early 3208s NA's had a water separator on the engine.
Our 88 has a model 900 Racor, in the rear near the tank.
There is also an electric fuel pump mounted on the fuel tank.
Turns on with oil pressure, and pushes fuel thru the Racor and
forward to the injection pump.

Bill 88 FC Michgian


--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Donald Watson"
wrote:
>
> Good topic for conversation Bill. I hoped that you understood that
most of
> what I was saying was with 'tongue-in-cheek'. The last couple of
decades
> have found me working with marine instrumentation. Add salt air
and water
> to the mix with systems somewhat similar to vintage Wanderlodges
and you can
> imagine the potential issues. My 76 FC is old enough not to have
some of
> these later 'bell & whistles' and I've yet to find a primary fuel
filter on
> my bus, a piece of gear I consider mandatory. I'm most familiar
with Racor
> and I assume that a 500 series would fit the bill although I better
check
> flow rates.
>
> In all honesty, there's merit in knowing if any sensor is operating
or not.
> I don't like having a piece of gear that either doesn't work or I
don't
> trust.
>
> Donn
> 76 FC33
> South Kingstown, RI
>
>
> From: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
> [mailto:WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of pattypape
> Sent: Friday, January 11, 2008 8:27 AM
> To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Re: water in fuel
>
>
> 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
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