Had a similar situation with our genset. Builder had swithched the returns to the two tank system. Never did fix it - just switched tanks a lot. Looked on it as our was to transfer fuel between tanks!
John Sent from my iPad > On Feb 10, 2014, at 9:06 PM, "Joe Della Barba" <[email protected]> wrote: > > Nah – you T the fuel return to the vent line. You need the hot fuel to dump > back in the tank, not recycle right back to the engine. > As for the returns on multiple tanks , I <cough wink> read about a guy > delivering a Viking motoryacht that looked aft and saw a trail of fuel. Some > research into the fuel valves showed fuel from A going to B when B was full > already. Some airplanes do this too. If you don’t use the tanks in the > correct order you will be venting a lot of $6/gal fuel over the side. > > Joe Della Barba > [email protected] > Coquina > From: CnC-List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Martin > DeYoung > Sent: Monday, February 10, 2014 8:57 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Stus-List Fuel tank > > > Has anyone tried teeing the fuel return line into the fuel feed line before > > the filter? > > IIRC that is not a good idea. Many diesel engines return more fuel than they > use. Some of the extra fuel is used for cooling the injectors. > > I have a vague memory of a story regarding having two fuel tanks and one fuel > return line. The result was one empty tank and one over filled. > > Martin > Calypso > 1971 C&C 43 > Seattle > > <image001.png> > > From: CnC-List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Rich > Knowles > Sent: Monday, February 10, 2014 5:52 PM > To: Peter Fell; [email protected] > Subject: Re: Stus-List Fuel tank > > Has anyone tried teeing the fuel return line into the fuel feed line before > the filter? Just wondering?? > > Rich > > On Feb 10, 2014, at 20:03, "Peter Fell" <[email protected]> wrote: > > There is a kit you buy that provides the return line fitting on the flange of > the fuel sending unit .... I think they only sell it with the sending unit > included: > http://ca.binnacle.com/p6463/MOELLER-%2335724-10-DIESEL-RETURN-KIT/product_info.html > > If you can’t get the flange and return fitting separately, I’d just put the > other sending unit up for sale on craigslist. Someone out there needs a new > sending unit. > > Check out the Moeller site for more info. > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > [email protected]
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