04 Mar 2004, 19:15, mark lewis (1:3634/12), wrote to Tom Walker:

Hi mark.

 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... 
 ml> kind of like the old glass settlement bowls on the old tractors 
 ml> and such... 

Those glass 'settling bowls' _are_ still available, but I can't remember
where I saw them last!   :-((

 ml> we already know that the generator is going to be taken off the 
 ml> current frame and mounted permenantly so with that in mind, we 
 ml> 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 
 ml> tube to be able to visually see the fuel level and any possible 
 ml> water in it... with the water sump, we can have a petcock to open 
 ml> and let the water out without wasting all the fuel... i'm 
 ml> thinking of a sight glass like the old coffee maker/server has... 
 ml> glass tube in a metal shell... the big problem is going to be 
 ml> getting the parts and putting them all together...

Far simpler idea is what I did with my little boat.  If you use a
rectangular tank with a flat bottom, mount it at a slight angle both
directions.  The lowest corner of mine has a simple petcock for draining
off the water, the opposite corner is about an inch higher, and that's
where I feed the line to the engine.  

Works as it should, hassle free, very few parts.


     Good luck...  M.

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