WotEver Posted February 28, 2020 Report Share Posted February 28, 2020 35 minutes ago, jacko264 said: If it's got a drain tap on the tank why do you need a pump ? The biggest problem I can see is getting the rust and slime out In order to get the rust and the slime out... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacko264 Posted February 28, 2020 Report Share Posted February 28, 2020 Not if the pipe hole. Is not big enough in the pump tube ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WotEver Posted February 28, 2020 Report Share Posted February 28, 2020 2 hours ago, jacko264 said: Not if the pipe hole. Is not big enough in the pump tube ? It’s got to be bigger than a drain tap... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IDS Posted February 28, 2020 Report Share Posted February 28, 2020 The drain tap typically doesn't get the last 10 litres out of the tank ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WotEver Posted February 29, 2020 Report Share Posted February 29, 2020 9 hours ago, IDS said: The drain tap typically doesn't get the last 10 litres out of the tank ! That too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MtB Posted March 1, 2020 Report Share Posted March 1, 2020 On 28/02/2020 at 14:39, Alan de Enfield said: People get easily confused by paperwork - after all there is so much paperwork with owning an inland waterway boat ! Maybe they meant the RCD (its still 3 letters) RCD, BSS, must both be the same, both got three letters..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchcrawler Posted March 1, 2020 Report Share Posted March 1, 2020 10 hours ago, Mike the Boilerman said: RCD, BSS, must both be the same, both got three letters..... Or three words Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracy D'arth Posted March 1, 2020 Report Share Posted March 1, 2020 I have an old wet-n-dry vac with a length of stiff 15mm plastic pipe in the hose end. It will go through the fuel filler. It serves as bilge cleaner, sump oil shifter, honey tank purger and fuel tank sump emptier. Its the easy way but don't do petrol tanks or let it overfill when doing diesel else the white smoke becomes alarming. Its never set on fire----yet. If yours does I will fetch you grapes in hospital. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Brooks Posted March 1, 2020 Report Share Posted March 1, 2020 1 hour ago, Tracy D'arth said: I have an old wet-n-dry vac with a length of stiff 15mm plastic pipe in the hose end. It will go through the fuel filler. It serves as bilge cleaner, sump oil shifter, honey tank purger and fuel tank sump emptier. Its the easy way but don't do petrol tanks or let it overfill when doing diesel else the white smoke becomes alarming. Its never set on fire----yet. If yours does I will fetch you grapes in hospital. I would suggests an almost zero chance of a vacuum cleaner setting fire to diesel even if you flooded the motor but with a wet and dry that should be impossible. Definitely don't let anything that sparks anywhere near petrol and the cleaner motor brushes will spark unless it a so called digital stepper type motor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jddevel Posted March 7, 2020 Report Share Posted March 7, 2020 Interesting article in one of my classic car club magazines about ethanol blended fuels. Tests showed that ethanol blended fuels attracts and absorbs moisture from the atmosphere and once it reachs a certain level of concentration the ethanol/water mix will phase separate from the fuel. Not normally to much of a problem. However if the tank is left for extended periods with a blended mix the resulting concentrated mix of water/ethanol will sink to the bottom of the tank and this is highly corrosive. Once a small quantity of water settles at the bottom of the tank it will sit there permanently absorbing ethanol and corroding the metal. Recently discovered this -Sta-bil fuel stabilizer which I`ve added to my classics for the first time this year and will add to my boat next winter layup. I`ve no connection with the company and yet to see what results are forth coming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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