Three responding questions... Does anyone know how easy or difficult it might be to get the tank out of a 37/40+?
Is there an access port? Is the tank baffled? Bruce Please forgive any typos as this was sent from my iPhone. > On Jan 30, 2017, at 10:44 PM, Dennis C. via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > wrote: > > As I recall, most marine diesels recirculate 5-7 times consumption. Even at > 1 gph usage that's not much flow back to the tank. Not nearly enough to > agitate the tank. > > A buddy of mine tried to motor his boat to the Gulf Coast in some rough seas. > Had to return due to blinding fuel elements. The local yard did a > recirculate and clean on his tank. Next day he tried again in rough seas > with the same result. > > If the "pro" doesn't have the right equipment, knowledge and technique, > you're wasting time and money. > > FYI, Touche' had been idle for 10+ years when I bought it. When I dug into > the fuel system, I didn't just yank the tank and clean it, I REPLACED it with > a new one. After repowering with a diesel, Touche' now has an Algae-X and a > vacuum gauge on the Racor 500. Fuel issues are one thing I never worry about. > > Dennis C. > >> On Jan 30, 2017 7:39 PM, "Josh Muckley via CnC-List" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> >> wrote: >> Dennis, >> >> I've watched for return flow from the injectors and been quite disappointed. >> Hardly any and certainly not enough to suggest that it is "recirculating" >> the tank. >> >> I hear what you're saying regarding the agitation not being sufficient. Its >> always a question in my mind of just how bad is it in there? Is nothing >> coming out cause its clean or cause its stuck? >> >> Josh Muckley >> S/V Sea Hawk >> 1989 C&C 37+ >> Solomons, MD >> >> On Jan 30, 2017 9:28 PM, "Dennis C. via CnC-List" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> >> wrote: >> I have little faith in recirculating fuel to clean it. IMHO, if it is not >> strongly agitated, sediments will remain in the corners of the tank. The >> first encounter with rough seas and you will blind your fuel filter quickly. >> >> The best solution is to either remove the tank and clean it. Second best is >> to drainit, install a fuel compatible access port in the top and clean it >> manually. Third, have a professional clean it with a high velocity wand >> inserted through the fuel sensor port. >> >> If you can't do any of those and choose to recirculate it using the engine, >> install an Algae-X unit ahead of the fuel filter. >> >> http://www.diesel-fuels.com/algae-x/magnetic-fuel-conditioning.php >> >> Install a vacuum gauge downstream of your fuel filter to give you warning >> when the element is beginning to blind. If you have a Racor 500, get the >> vacuum gauge that replaces the T-handle. >> >> Carry lots of spare fuel filter elements. >> >> Dennis C. >> Touche' 35-1 #83 >> Mandeville, LA >> >> On Jan 30, 2017 6:30 PM, "Bruce Whitmore via CnC-List" >> <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: >> Out of an abundance of caution, given that the boat I am buying has been >> started, but not substantially run (other than for our survey) for about 5 >> years, I would like to be extra-cautious about potential fuel tank >> contamination. >> >> I think that the tank is about half-full. At the suggestion of one of our >> contributors here, I will patch in a 12v. pump and recirculate the fuel >> through my Racor filter for a number of hours in an attempt to polish the >> fuel. >> >> That said, do you think I am better off trying to burn off the old fuel as >> much as possible before putting in new (if of course the engine appears to >> be running well), or dillute the old stuff with new? >> >> Finally, does anyone here have experience with Starbrite Star Tron Fuel Tank >> Cleaner? While its NOT cheap, I'd rather start off with as clean a fuel >> system as possible. The reviews seem to be good (and Practical Sailor rated >> their biocide highly), but I don't believe everything I read on the 'net... >> :) >> >> Thanks in advance! >> >> Bruce Whitmore >> >> (847) 404-5092 (mobile) >> bwhitm...@sbcglobal.net >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. 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