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Just had a thought... if you're going to put in a new pickup tube, might be
a nice idea to install a "T" fitting with a couple of valves on top.
Normally, one would be open and serve as the fuel pickup. Alternately, you
could close that one and open the other, and use it to suck out crud from
the tank.
Keith
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From: "Jan Guthrie" <>
Cc: <>
Sent: Monday, January 05, 2004 9:11 AM
Subject: Re: lv-ab: Fuel pick-up tubes ??
Norm and Rick .....
One of the best surveyors around here recommends a flexible tube with a
strainer attached to the end of the pickup tube.
This total length is actually *longer* than the depth of the tank .....
and the idea is the end of the flexible tube "whips" around the bottom
of the tank with the motion of the boat and sucks up fuel from "here and
there and everywhere". The idea is that it keeps the crud from
accumulating. Never tried it, but it seems like an interesting idea.
Jan
wrote:
> The distance the suction point is above the absolute bottom of the
> tank (where the last little bit of liquid will be) will determine how
> much water/glop will accumulate in your fuel tank. This residue will
> lie in wait for some heavy weather to stir it up. If there is enough
> of it, it will overwhelm the primary fuel filter and stop your
> engine. Typically this will be when you start the engine and drop the
> sails to enter an inlet. Many boats have ended up on the jetty
> because of this. Make every effort to minimize this residual
> water/glop in the bottom of your fuel tank.
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