Next message: David Vrona: "RE: lv-ab: Fuel pick-up tubes ??"
It's just a tube, copper or plastic that extends from the top of the tank to
within about half an inch of the bottom. Actually, commercial units often
have a little screen over the tip, which you should NOT do, throw it away.
It just gets clogged after a few years, always at the worst time. Distance
from the bottom is mostly a personal matter, but the older and dirtier the
tank, the higher it needs to be. Calder may have a recommendation in one of
his books. A quarter inch seems not far enough and 3/4 seems too far.
Rick NH2F
Westsail 32 Xapic
Cabo San Juan, Puerto Rico
www.mouseherder.com/xapic/sleep.html
www.westsail.org
Sail like a Kiwi
Anchor like a Canadian
Live like a Texan
.:.
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