[C320-list] Water in fuel

[Joseph R Aberdale]

could you please tell me where you've found this item?  Thanks.

Joe Aberdale
#908

On Jun 26, 2012, at 9:27 AM, wflowe3 at aim.com wrote:

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> I always add diesel through a water separator filtered funnel.
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Marko Jamnik <mjamnik at markocreative.net>
> To: C320-List <C320-List at Catalina320.com>
> Sent: Mon, Jun 25, 2012 11:44 am
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Water in fuel
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> I'm the only one who fuels the boat and haven't added any water to my aft tank. 
> My diesel cap is colour coded. After all these years I guess the water has 
> accumulated through fuel and condensation
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> Mark
> Lake Ontario
> #304
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> On 2012-06-25, at 12:19 PM, Chris Burti wrote:
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>> Catalina has moved the fuel and water fill fittngs around a bit over
>> the years. On our #867 they are side by side by the starboard stern
>> perch and owners with this configuration have reported accidental
>> filling of the water tank with diesel and the diesel tank with
>> water....best recommendation is to be very careful when filling
>> either, don't let anyone do it for you and replace the stainless caps
>> with color coded plastic ones.
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>> On Mon, Jun 25, 2012 at 11:25 AM, Marko Jamnik
>> <mjamnik at markocreative.net> wrote:
>>> Into my third sailing season with my 1995 - 320. Boat came from brackish 
> waters to fresh water.  I had the motor taken out and had the  motor mounts 
> replaced as well as reconditioning the engine, all of the hoses filters primary 
> & secondary filters, zinc nodes impeller etc.  after all that it was tested and 
> the result the engine was in A1 condition. The last two seasons no problems 
> until now.  It's a Westerbeke 30B with a total of 1000 hrs.
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>>> I tried starting the engine this week and after two minutes the engine 
> stalled. I cranked it a number of times and no luck. The fuel gauge was full. I 
> had a mechanic look at it only to tell me that I was pumping through water, out 
> of the injectors that all I saw. The plan is to clean out the tank and replace 
> it with cleaner fuel. I think it was a matter of time that the balance of water 
> levelled with the fuel and with some sloshing around I reached that cutoff 
> point. Now my concern is that this will be a costly fix especially since I have 
> water in the system now. Concern of mine is that a complete removal of water has 
> to happen, I can't afford water in the cylinders since it won't burn and once 
> the fuel does kick in it can blow a seals. The mystery here is how much water is 
> in the system already
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>>> I have checked the O ring and it's not cracked I still have to check the vent 
> fitting but this will be after the fact.
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>>> Before I hand over my retirement fund, just kidding. I'm wondering if anyone 
> else has had a similar experience.
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>>> If only it could run on water?
>>> 
>>> Mark
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>>> #304
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>> Chris Burti
>> Farmville, NC
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