Hi,
As the other reply indicated, if your fuel tank is a foot or more
above the carb, you are lucky and won't
require a fuel pump. I personally can not live with the noise of a
fuel pump so I went with a day tank. It seems like a lot of hassle but
gravity works perfectly, no noise and provides the perfect pressure at
the carb
head. I have been using a 2 gal refillable day tank for over 20 years
with no problems.
To the guy who mentioned using JP-4 jet fuel, thanks for the tip. I'll
have to give it a try. We can get stove
oil here in Victoria and a few other places but switching to diesel
sucks. Then I do get soot on my deck and
have to run the stove at a higher setting to keep the flame hot.
Good luck with your installation. cheers john

MLapla4120 wrote:

Hi,
I'm installing a Dickinson Newport heat on my boat. I have only one line
coming out of my diesel fuel tank ( it's the fuel line for the engine).
What I need to do is supply the heater with fuel. My concern is that
if I install a Y-adaptor, some air may get into the fuel line. Then I'll have
a constant source of irritation from having to bleed the fuel line. (possibly)
Is my only option installing another line? Drilling another hole in the tank
and making a fitting solely for the heater?
There's got to be a better way.
Also, to give you more info, the fitting in the tank is high up on the tank and
inside the tank, there is a tube that runs down to just below the bottom of the

tank.

Mark