Air in the fuel tank means air in the fuel. More air in the fuel tank means more air in the fuel. More air to fuel surface area means more air in the fuel. More air in the fuel means more aerobic organism activity. More air in the fuel for longer times as in winter storage means more possibility of aerobic organism actvity or growth. More grow means more by-products to plug fuel filters.
On Sat, Oct 27, 2018 at 8:32 PM David via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > I stopped worrying about topping off years go. Never a problem. And a 20 > gal tank does not generate much moisture. > > From my Android.... > > ------------------------------ > *From:* CnC-List <cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com> on behalf of David > Knecht via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > *Sent:* Saturday, October 27, 2018 4:16:07 PM > > *To:* CnC CnC discussion list > *Cc:* David Knecht > *Subject:* Re: Stus-List Filling diesel tank > > Hi Marek- Thanks for reminding me that I read a report that tested the > urban myth of water accumulation in an empty tank directly and found no > water accumulation in the tank over the winter. The calculations appear to > agree. I will still have to top up the tank at some point, but I agree > there is no need to do it now and the storing "old fuel” in the tank > argument is very persuasive. My first day on the boat in spring is a long > motor down the CT River, so I will plan to top up before that trip. > Thanks- Dave > > > On Oct 25, 2018, at 3:41 PM, Marek Dziedzic via CnC-List < > cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > Consider not adding the fuel. > > This is an urban myth that the condensation would add a lot of water to > the fuel. The water in the fuel tank comes usually from the leaking fill > hose cover. If you don’t believe it, do some calculations (;-). > > Depending how much you motor, if you keep topping up the tank, you may end > up with a lot of old fuel in the tank. > > Many marinas don’t allow the topping up, because if you do it now, the > fuel will expand in the spring and it would leak through the vent. > > of course, your boat, your choice. > > Marek > Ottawa, ON > > *From:* David Knecht via CnC-List > *Sent:* Thursday, October 25, 2018 10:17 > *To:* CnC CnC discussion list > *Cc:* David Knecht > *Subject:* Stus-List Filling diesel tank > > I will soon be topping off my diesel tank for the winter, which I usually > do by pouring fuel through a funnel with a water filter from a 5 gal jerry > can. I have found it nearly impossible to pour into the funnel from a full > 5 gal container and hit the funnel without spilling diesel all over the > transom and into the water if still at the dock. Has anyone found a device > that works or come up with a clever way to transfer fuel without spilling? > Thanks- Dave > > S/V Aries > 1990 C&C 34+ > New London, CT > > <pastedGraphic.tiff> > > <pastedGraphic.tiff>_______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each > and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - > use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > > > S/V Aries > 1990 C&C 34+ > New London, CT > > > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each > and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - > use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > > -- Sent from Gmail Mobile
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