[Public-List] Progress on fuel issue

[Ron Walker]

Best of luck Gord. Hope you get it solved soon!

Sent from my iPhone

On Aug 19, 2013, at 2:53 PM, Gordon Laco <mainstay at csolve.net> wrote:

> Watery and a bit sweet.  I think I was tasting water and fuel line
> antifreeze.   It didn't smell gassy at all.
> 
> And no, I didn't catch any buzz from it.....
> 
> Gord #426 Surprise (who rinsed thoroughly!)
> 
> 
> On 19/08/13 2:46 PM, "Meinhold, Michael J." <MICHAEL.J.MEINHOLD at saic.com>
> wrote:
> 
>> So what DID it taste like ?????  Diesel, water or something else?
> 
> Mike
> Rinn
>> Duin #272
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From:
>> public-list-bounces at lists.alberg30.org
>> [mailto:public-list-bounces at lists.alberg30.org] On Behalf Of Gordon Laco
> Sent:
>> Monday, August 19, 2013 2:05 PM
> To: Alberg 30 Public List -- open to
>> all
> Subject: [Public-List] Progress on fuel issue
> 
> Hello friends,
> 
> I took a
>> long lunch just now and made another assault on my perplexing tank
> #2
>> issue.
> 
> I bought a double male hose barb, and used it to bypass the selector
>> switch which directs which tank my engine is drawing from.
> 
> The engine would
>> not run on fuel directly drawn from #2.    I reconnected
> the selector, turned
>> it to #1 and started the engine.  When it was warmed up, I switched to #2...as
>> before after a minute or so the engine died.
> When the engine died, I noticed
>> that the fuel filter was full of liquid.
> The problem isn?t the selector. The
>> engine ran again once I switched it to #1.
> 
> I crawled into the portside
>> cockpit locker and rechecked the fuel hose looking for twists or kinks, there
>> were none.  I removed the fuel hose from the male hose barb on the top of the
>> tank (very awkwardly place up high under the deck) and noticed that the hose
>> was full of fuel a bit splashed on
> my hands...it didn?t smell like gasoline.
>> I blew through the hose and
> naturally got some ?fuel? on my lips..... It
>> didn?t taste nor smell like gasoline.  
> 
> So now I?m working on the theory that
>> the fuel in #2 is degraded or
> contaminated.    I?ve made an appointment with
>> the marina to suck out the
> tank tomorrow morning.   I guess I was kidding
>> myself when I thought the
> engine was able to run on the fuel in hose from #2
>> when I was doing my testing earlier.
> 
> I think I may be on to something at
>> last.
> 
> Stand by - 
> 
> Gord #426
>> Surprise
> _______________________________________________
> These businesses
>> support your 
>> Association:
> http://www.alberg30.org/store/A30supporters.html
> Please support
>> them.
> _______________________________________________
> Public-List mailing
>> list
> Public-List at lists.alberg30.org
> http://lists.alberg30.org/listinfo.cgi/pub
>> lic-list-alberg30.org
> _______________________________________________
> These
>> businesses support your
>> Association:
> http://www.alberg30.org/store/A30supporters.html
> Please support
>> them.
> _______________________________________________
> Public-List mailing
>> list
> Public-List at lists.alberg30.org
> http://lists.alberg30.org/listinfo.cgi/pub
>> lic-list-alberg30.org
> 
> 
> 
> _______________________________________________
> These businesses support your Association:
> http://www.alberg30.org/store/A30supporters.html
> Please support them.
> _______________________________________________
> Public-List mailing list
> Public-List at lists.alberg30.org
> http://lists.alberg30.org/listinfo.cgi/public-list-alberg30.org

 1376941858.0