I think that was my experience on a Nauticat motor sailor. Two side tanks
(about 75 gal each) and a valve which selected which tank you were picking the
fuel up from. Normally, gravity would determine where the extra fuel would go
and it would usually go back to where it came from, but we were motor sailing
and on a pretty good heel. Gravity sent the fuel back to the low tank when we
were picking it up from the high one. Ran out. Had to do some replumbing.
Gary
----- Original Message -----
From: Rich Knowles
To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com
Sent: Monday, February 10, 2014 9:04 PM
Subject: Re: Stus-List Fuel tank
Hmmm. Seems that if more fuel comes back it would pressurize the feed line
and balance with fuel in the tank. ?
Rich
On Feb 10, 2014, at 21:57, Martin DeYoung <mdeyo...@deyoungmfg.com> wrote:
> 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
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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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