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> Cc: Josh Muckley
> Subject: Re: Stus-List Diesel in bilge
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> Remember too that if there is fuel in the fill hose that there is fuel in the
> vent hose. Often times the vent hose isn't inspected or replaced at the same
> periodici
Sent: Tuesday, August 01, 2017 3:30 PM
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Cc: Josh Muckley
Subject: Re: Stus-List Diesel in bilge
Remember too that if there is fuel in the fill hose that there is fuel in the
vent hose. Often times the vent hose isn't inspected or replaced at the same
periodicity.
Ma
I agree Robert, very likely what you suspect
Dwight Veinot
C&C 35 MKII, Alianna
Head of St. Margaret's Bay, NS
d.ve...@bellaliant.net
On Tue, Aug 1, 2017 at 10:22 AM, robert via CnC-List
wrote:
> Sailed yesterday, got back to the slip, crack open a beer but smell diesel
> fuel in the cabin. Che
Remember too that if there is fuel in the fill hose that there is fuel in
the vent hose. Often times the vent hose isn't inspected or replaced at
the same periodicity.
Main Sailor did some experimenting with fuel tanks and condensation. FWIW
he did not find that any more condensation accumulated
I just fixed a fuel leak on my engine by replacing the O ring on the
secondary filter. I had been having no issues with starting or running the
engine, but there was a drip. One thing I do is keep an "oil-sorb" pad
under the engine. That does two things; helps me locate any oil drips and
stops oil
Inspect the fill hose. When I first bought Touche' the fill hose was
deteriorated. The inner and outer liners had separated. I filled the tank
up to the fill so there was fuel standing in the fill hose. It leaked.
Dennis C.
On Tue, Aug 1, 2017 at 8:22 AM, robert via CnC-List
wrote:
> Sailed
One year I overfilled my diesel tank for winter storage (so that fuel was in
the hose leading to the deck fill). Diesel fuel ended up in the bilge, and
I discovered that it is tenacious when it comes to seeping through things.
Unlike the water in the bilge, the fuel found its way through the C&
