While YMMV, I found that my attempts at fuel polishing with my ~ 35 gallon tank were a waste of money (when the yard did it) or time, bother and mess when I did it. Unless you clean the gunk out of the tank, no amount of new or old (but polished) fuel will prevent gunk from gumming up your system somewhere—pick-up tube in tank or some downstream filter or separator. Getting rid of the old fuel can be an issue of course unless the yard wants it and will pump it out. In my case, I pumped it into ~7 5 gal jerry jugs and dumped them at the county fuel/oil disposal site. The jugs were about $10 each so I had to invest about $70 in them. Off road diesel is about $2.50/gallon so it cost ~$90 for NEW fuel for a total cost of $160, not counting the fuel cost that I dumped. Polishing may make sense when the amount of fuel is substantial as it might be in power boat diesels or other large diesel engines where the fuel tanks might hold 100’s of gallons. On a recreational sailboat engine, not so much IMHO. Charlie NelsonWater Phantom (~37 gallon tank)
Sent from the all new Aol app for iOS On Thursday, February 4, 2021, 11:30 AM, Shawn Wright via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: Sounds like a good plan, but I might consider plumbing it with tees and valves so the secondary filter could become primary in case it still clogs at a bad time. --Shawn wrightshawngwri...@gmail.coms/V Callisto, 1974 C&C 35https://www.facebook.com/SVCallisto On Thu, Feb 4, 2021 at 6:01 AM Bruce Whitmore via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: Hello all, A year or so back, I removed a generator that was installed in the stern locker because it was totally frozen up. When I did, an old small Racor came out with it. I also already have a small 12 volt fuel pump. I am thinking about putting in a tee in the fuel line before the primary Racor, and plumbing in the small Racor and pump with a connection to an unused circuit breaker on my panel. The output would go back to the tank. I could use Racors as small as 3 microns, and thus filter out any water or contaminants using the pump when at the dock or out sailing (we have plenty of solar power) especially when we're out banging through waves and shaking up the contents of the tank. This would serve to ensure the primary Racor doesn't clog. We haven't had any real problems, though this year I got some water in the primary Racor bowl. Are there any downsides to this? Thanks! Bruce Whitmore 1994 C&C 37/40+ "Astralis" Madeira Beach, FL (847) 404-5092Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks - Stu Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks - Stu
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