Hi mark.

04-Mar-04 19:15:47, mark lewis wrote to Tom Walker


 ml> we've also been talking about building another tank or something
 ml> in the middle of the fuel line to let the water settle into as
 ml> well as to be able to tell when there is water in the fuel... kind
 ml> of like the old glass settlement bowls on the old tractors and
 ml> such...

yeah, water is much rougher on a diesel engine, that why they fit those
separators.  I think I've seen them on diesel trucks too.

 ml> we can build a larger fuel tank (20 gal or more if desired) and
 ml> include some sort of water sump with some sort or sight glass tube to
 ml> be able to visually see the fuel level and any possible water in
 ml> it... with the water sump, we can have a petcock to open and let the
 ml> water out without wasting all the fuel... i'm thinking of a sight
 ml> glass like the old coffee maker/server has... glass tube in a metal
 ml> shell... the big problem is going to be getting the parts and putting
 ml> them all together..

the easiest way may just be to have the fuel pipe inlet an inch or
so above the botttom of the tank and the petcock at the bottom,

To check for water just drain a sample into a glass jar until fuel
starts flowing, if too much fuel flows you can tip it from the top of the
jar back into the into the tank.

 -=> Bye <=-

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