Water in fuel

[Pete Masterson]

I can attest to the high-pressure through the drain petcock -- I
'clipped' mine off on a high-spot in an unpaved part of an RV park
(what turned out to be a "non-road"). Having filled the tank less
than 100 miles earlier, fuel poured quickly from the bent and broken
spigot! Some fast thinking by the RV Park owner saved the day ... he
crawled under and plugged the leak by carving a small twig he found
on the ground. (The sludge trap in the bottom of the tank did get
well cleaned out.) Emergency Road Service was able to make a more
permanent fix by removing the damaged petcock valve and putting an
NPT cap over the fitting.

Let's just say I learned a variety of lessons on that day...

While I've had no troubles with the tank sensors on my 'bird, I do
get spurious signals from the water-in-filter sensor. I always drain
a few ounces from the Racor at the beginning of each travel day. But
the alarm would come on and go off without any reason that I could
find. (There's never been any detectable water in the Racor.)

Eventually, I disconnected the wires from the audible alarm, but I've
left the tiny signal light connected. It still flickers on and off
randomly.

Pete Masterson
'95 Blue Bird Wanderlodge WBDA 42
El Sobrante CA
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On Jan 11, 2008, at 5:26 AM, pattypape wrote:

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> <snip>
> 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.
>


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