[C320-list] Fuel Tank Replacement

[Jeffrey Brown]

One other thing I added to my new tank, besides all new hoses was a shutoff valve at the primary filter to make fuel filter changes much easier than having to crawl back and use the shutoff valve. Maybe someone already mentioned this but every time I change the fuel filter I thank myself for doing this. It wasn’t my brilliant idea, learned about it on this forum. 


Jeff Brown
"Out of the blue" Dana Point, CA
Catalina 320, Hull 78
(949) 350-5123
oceanblues at mac.com





> On Apr 23, 2020, at 11:15 AM, Martin Rosenberg <martinlrosenberg at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> David,
>   Please tell me you're not really going to suck on the end of the hose to
> start a diesel siphon!
> Martin
> 
> On Thu, Apr 23, 2020 at 1:28 PM David Veeneman <davidv at veeneman.com> wrote:
> 
>> I have decided to replace my existing fuel tank, and thanks again to
>> everyone for your great advice! This post is really directed to those who
>> have done the replacement.
>> 
>> I looked in the Articles section to see if we have an article on doing the
>> swap out, with no luck. From other posts, I understand that I remove the
>> aft cabin hatch and bring the old tank out through the aft cabin. Here’s
>> what I’m contemplating:
>> 
>> — Use a drill pump (since I’m working with diesel) to pump out the old
>> tank into clean five-gallon buckets, running the fuel through a Mr. Funnel
>> AF15CB Fuel Filter <
>> https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000SOFLL6/ref=as_li_ss_tl?tag=theboagal0a-20&ie=UTF8&linkId=1ccc59054c3e9afa46b52d710f0fb87c>
>> as it’s pumped.
>> 
>> — Remove the old tank, and install the new tank.
>> 
>> — Fill the new tank with the filtered fuel from the buckets, using a
>> shaker siphon hose <
>> https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01EM3CHP6/?coliid=I1KMWYQQ640JJK&colid=27XR0SSXRN8FE&psc=1&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it>.
>> 
>> 
>> — Prime and bleed the system from the Racor.
>> 
>> Does that look like a viable plan? Any other suggestions or advice that
>> you might offer? Thanks for your help.
>> 
>> --
>> David Veeneman
>> Dana Point, CA
>> SV Adelante, C320 #131
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
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