Water in fuel

[pattypape]

Thanks Mike,

I do drain fuel occationally and the water in fuel lights-up
rarely , So, possibly a sensitive sensor.
Good info, about the down tube for gennie fuel.

Bill 88 FC Michigan


--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "mbulriss" <mbulriss@...>
wrote:
>
> Bill,
>
> I wouldn't suggest adding water to test either. I guess that I have
> been lucky in that the water-in-fuel sensor in the tank worked on
both
> my 83PT and my 91. When it went off, I crawled under and drained
off
> about a pint of water, sludge and fuel, and problem solved, light
went
> back out. Actually they seemed overly sensitive in my opinion, but
> they did do their jobs.
>
> On a couple of long hauls with the 83, the low fuel light did work
> also. So it's a good reminder if you are trying to stretch the fuel
> run to the next lower cost state before fueling. My memory says
that
> Jeff Miller once mentioned that one intended use of the low fuel
light
> was also to warn long term dry campers with diesel generators from
> running too low on fuel out in the wilderness. The genset pickup is
> also set higher in the fuel tank and shortly after the low fuel
light
> comes on the generator fuel pickup will no longer be immersed and
you
> will run the gen set out of fuel. At least that was the attempted
> plan. I can verify that worked on the 83 also! =8^)
>
> FWIW,
>
> Mike Bulriss
> 1991 WB40 "Texas Minivan"
> San Antonio, TX
>
>
>
> --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "pattypape"
> wrote:
> >
> >
> > 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
> > >
> > >
> > > From: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
> > > [mailto:WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of pattypape
> > > Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2008 8:20 PM
> > > To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
> > > 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
> > >
> > > --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
> > > , erniecarpet@
wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Don, could you solder a new wire onto that connector?
> > > >
> > > > Ernie Ekberg
> > > > 83PT40
> > > > Weatherford, Tx
> > > >
> > > >
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