T&T: adding the fuel drains

[Peter Bennett]

When I wanted to change the valves on my fuel tanks, I made sure I had
less than one tank-full total, then closed both outlet valves and
pumped the fuel from the starboard tank to the port, changed the
starboard valve, then pumped the all the fuel over to the starboard
tank while I changed the port valve.  (a really clever person would
have added a filter to the transfer pump so he would polish the fuel
as a byproduct...)

Sunday, June 1, 2008, 4:29:00 PM, Vaughn wrote:

VQ> following my last post....

VQ> I had confidence doing method this after reading about it on the Grand Banks
VQ> member forum.  A long time GB guru recommended  it.

VQ> Two obvious things....the tanks can't be full or you will suck up diesel.  And
VQ> most importantly you can't do it with gasoline tanks since the shop vac is not
VQ> explosion proof!!

VQ> I had about 100 gallons of diesel in each 300 gallon tank.



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Peter Bennett, VE7CEI    Vancouver, B.C., Canada
Ennos 31 "Honeycomb"
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