[C320-list] Fuel tank access - help!

[bkuether at comcast.net]

Reasonable. 



$225 




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Irving Grunes" <igrunes at gmail.com> 
To: C320-List at catalina320.com 
Sent: Tuesday, May 18, 2010 5:09:12 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern 
Subject: Re: [C320-list] Fuel tank access - help! 

Brad, 
What did "Clean Fuels" qoute for the job? 
Irv Grunes 
2001 #851 

On Tue, May 18, 2010 at 2:08 PM, Jon Vez <jonvez at comcast.net> wrote: 

> Brad, 
> 
> There are bends in the fuel fill hose. The only 'access plate' is by 
> removing the sender. To get to it you must remove the sub-floor in the 
> locker above the tank. Not sure if it is 8", but it will give you direct 
> access to the fuel. Hope this helps...Good luck 
> 
> Regards, 
> 
> Jon Vez 
> Solstice #582 
> 
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com [mailto: 
> c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com] On Behalf Of bkuether at comcast.net 
> Sent: Tuesday, May 18, 2010 1:43 PM 
> To: C320-List at Catalina320.com 
> Subject: [C320-list] Fuel tank access - help! 
> 
> 
> 
> Not down at the boat and need a piece of information about the fuel tank 
> installation on mid to early 2000 320. 
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> Clean Fuels out of Baltimore can clean my tank if the fuel fill hose is 
> "verticle with no bends" , or there is an "access plate" on the top of the 
> tank, with at least 8" of clearance. 
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> I have not crawled around enough to know off the top of my head/mental 
> picture. 
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> The fuel water separator came out with water and biologicals this year, and 
> I want to get the tank cleaned to make sure I am starting fresh. 
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> If anyone knows, perhaps one of you Blackberry folks are on, I would so 
> appreciate it so I can do this week and sail (confidently) this weekend. 
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> Thanks so much, please respond if you can..... 
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> 
> -Brad Kuether 
> 
> "Independence" 
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