Subject: Fuel transfer/polishing pump
From: "Len Krauss"

No offense -- but have you?

Yes, many times.

They're are not solid top to bottom as you seem
to suggest.

Never suggested that.
I assumed it was understood that there would have to be a way for the fuel to
travel from one baffled area to the next.


The plate bottoms, in particular, usually have tunnels.


More like notches.

Capt. Bill

Subject: Fuel transfer/polishing pump
From: "Doug Dotson"

Have to have tunnels between the baffles.


Yes.

Capt. Bill

Subject: Fuel transfer/polishing pump
From: "Doug Dotson"

Have to have tunnels between the baffles.


Yes.

Capt. Bill

Subject: Fuel transfer/polishing pump
From: "Doug Dotson"

Yes, but it is better than nothing.


At least for that one baffled area. Which may be on the far side of the tank
away from the pickup. :-)

Capt. Bill

Subject: Fuel transfer/polishing pump
From: "Doug Dotson"

Yes, but it is better than nothing.


At least for that one baffled area. Which may be on the far side of the tank
away from the pickup. :-)

Capt. Bill

Invalid statement. In one case you are talking about lubrication oil,
in the other your are talking about fuel. A diesel will run quite a
long time without changing the oil just a s gas engine will.

Doug

"LaBomba182" wrote in message
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Subject: Fuel transfer/polishing pump
From:

On 29 Nov 2003 20:48:01 GMT, (LaBomba182) wrote:

Subject: Fuel transfer/polishing pump
From: (Steven Shelikoff)

Not much difference between diesel and oil.

Perhaps, but there is a world of difference between the tolerances of a
fuel
injector pump and an oil pump.

True. But that's a red herring since it's not usually the oil pump that
wears out due to dirty lubricating oil.

Not quite. A 350 Chevy engine will run for a long time, years maybe, with
dirty
oil.
A diesel injection pump and/or injectors with dirty fuel will not.

Capt. Bill

Invalid statement. In one case you are talking about lubrication oil,
in the other your are talking about fuel. A diesel will run quite a
long time without changing the oil just a s gas engine will.

Doug

"LaBomba182" wrote in message
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Subject: Fuel transfer/polishing pump
From:

On 29 Nov 2003 20:48:01 GMT, (LaBomba182) wrote:

Subject: Fuel transfer/polishing pump
From: (Steven Shelikoff)

Not much difference between diesel and oil.

Perhaps, but there is a world of difference between the tolerances of a
fuel
injector pump and an oil pump.

True. But that's a red herring since it's not usually the oil pump that
wears out due to dirty lubricating oil.

Not quite. A 350 Chevy engine will run for a long time, years maybe, with
dirty
oil.
A diesel injection pump and/or injectors with dirty fuel will not.

Capt. Bill

That may be true, and as long as it stays there the engine still
runs fine. If it does get shaken up, the a polishing system will
do its job while lessing the crud going through the engine filtering
system. Once initial polishing is done, I will be alternating between
tanks. One running while the other polishing. Getting things shaken
up is the best thing I can hope for.

Doug
s/v Callista

"LaBomba182" wrote in message
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Subject: Fuel transfer/polishing pump
From: "Doug Dotson"

Huh? Bubbling up fuel? It helps it as much as drawing the fuel from
one baffled area into the engine. Better to draw it into a polishing
system for a while.

But unless the fuel is shaken up real well most of the crud is still at
the
bottom of each baffled area in a nice little mound.

Capt. Bill

That may be true, and as long as it stays there the engine still
runs fine. If it does get shaken up, the a polishing system will
do its job while lessing the crud going through the engine filtering
system. Once initial polishing is done, I will be alternating between
tanks. One running while the other polishing. Getting things shaken
up is the best thing I can hope for.

Doug
s/v Callista

"LaBomba182" wrote in message
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Subject: Fuel transfer/polishing pump
From: "Doug Dotson"

Huh? Bubbling up fuel? It helps it as much as drawing the fuel from
one baffled area into the engine. Better to draw it into a polishing
system for a while.

But unless the fuel is shaken up real well most of the crud is still at
the
bottom of each baffled area in a nice little mound.

Capt. Bill

If it is away from the pickup, then it isn't entering into the problem.
If things get stirred up then the polishing system will do its job
better.

Doug

"LaBomba182" wrote in message
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Subject: Fuel transfer/polishing pump
From: "Doug Dotson"

Yes, but it is better than nothing.


At least for that one baffled area. Which may be on the far side of the
tank
away from the pickup. :-)

Capt. Bill