Re: Stus-List Fuel tank

[Michael Cotton]

In aviation it's called fuel management. It's more concerned with aircraft balance.

On Monday, February 10, 2014 7:07 PM, Joe Della Barba <j...@dellabarba.com> wrote:

Nah – you T the fuel return to the vent line. You need the hot fuel to dump back in the tank, not recycle right back to the engine.

As for the returns on multiple tanks , I <cough wink> read about a guy delivering a Viking motoryacht that looked aft and saw a trail of fuel. Some research into the fuel valves showed fuel from A going to B when B was full already. Some airplanes do this too. If you don’t use the tanks in the correct order you will be venting a lot of $6/gal fuel over the side.

 

Joe Della Barba

j...@dellabarba.com

Coquina

From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Martin DeYoung
Sent: Monday, February 10, 2014 8:57 PM
To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com
Subject: Re: Stus-List Fuel tank

 

> Has anyone tried teeing the fuel return line into the fuel feed line before the filter?

 

IIRC that is not a good idea.  Many diesel engines return more fuel than they use.  Some of the extra fuel is used for cooling the injectors.

 

I have a vague memory of a story regarding having two fuel tanks and one fuel return line.  The result was one empty tank and one over filled.

 

Martin

Calypso

1971 C&C 43

Seattle

 

From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Rich Knowles
Sent: Monday, February 10, 2014 5:52 PM
To: Peter Fell; cnc-list@cnc-list.com
Subject: Re: Stus-List Fuel tank

 

Has anyone tried teeing the fuel return line into the fuel feed line before the filter?  Just wondering??

Rich

On Feb 10, 2014, at 20:03, "Peter Fell" <prf...@gmail.com> wrote:

There is a kit you buy that provides the return line fitting on the flange of the fuel sending unit .... I think they only sell it with the sending unit included: http://ca.binnacle.com/p6463/MOELLER-%2335724-10-DIESEL-RETURN-KIT/product_info.html

 

If you can’t get the flange and return fitting separately, I’d just put the other sending unit up for sale on craigslist. Someone out there needs a new sending unit.

 

Check out the Moeller site for more info.

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