[C320-list] Water in fuel

[Brian/Carol McLamb]

Good morning Joe.  I use to use the same water seperating fuel funnel.  It
works, but is very slow way to fuel up the boat.  Most marine supply store
outlets carry these. WM, or a local boat supply, or maybe even Walmart now
a days.  My usual fuel criteria is to purchase only from sources where
there is a high volume of diesel sales.  I try to go where the commercial
fishermen or large pleasure yachts go and it has worked well for the past 6
years.  It is much easier than using the funnel.

Brian; Serenity # 1075

On Tue, Jun 26, 2012 at 11:09 PM, Joseph R Aberdale <summerwind3 at comcast.net
> wrote:

> 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:
>
> >
> > I always add diesel through a water separator filtered funnel.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > -----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
> >
> >
> > 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
> >
> > Mark
> > Lake Ontario
> > #304
> >
> >
> >
> > On 2012-06-25, at 12:19 PM, Chris Burti wrote:
> >
> >> 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.
> >>
> >> 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.
> >>>
> >>> 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
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> 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.
> >>>
> >>> Before I hand over my retirement fund, just kidding. I'm wondering if
> anyone
> > else has had a similar experience.
> >>>
> >>> If only it could run on water?
> >>>
> >>> Mark
> >>>
> >>> #304
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >> Chris Burti
> >> Farmville, NC
> >>
> >
> >
> >
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