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Fuel transfer/polishing pump
On Fri, 05 Dec 2003 20:02:22 GMT, Rich Hampel
wrote: DO NOT depend on filters to remove the crud in your system. If they plug it means that you are contaminated and need to clean your fuel system. Such plugging clearly indicates a **symptom**, the filters prevented the symptom from becoming an extremis situation. If your system is plugging filters, they did do their job as they are supposed to .... but now go back in and clean the system! Resident particles form and agglomerate into more particles. Bacterial scums feed other bacteria, etc. Your symptoms of plugging filters means your system is contaminated.... a filtration system is a band-aid or a 'condom' to prevent stoppage. Consider to thoroughly mechanically CLEAN the tank. I considered it. And I realize that mechanically cleaning the tank and entire fuel system on a regular basis would be the best solution. But the polishing system I installed was much cheaper and solved the problem. Even though it may be a band aid in your view in that the tank walls are still dirty, that doesn't matter much to me as long as the fuel going to the engine is clean. I'd probably be much more concerned if I had a motorboat and depended entirely on the engine for motion. But I have a sailboat and don't use the engine all that much. I only burn maybe 30 gallons a year, and it's a 78 gallon tank. Steve |
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