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Hylas Discussion / Re: Converting aft water tank to diesel on a 44
« Last post by burtpreston on January 07, 2021, 03:18:17 PM »Hi Joel,
It looks like you are just planing on using the aft tank as a storage tank which can transfer fuel to the front "active" tanks" since you don't show a return line from the engine to the aft tank. The only issue is I don't know if you will be able to transfer fuel while the engine is running. You might be able to pull from the aft tank while returning to the front tanks, but you will need to monitor carefully at first to get a feel for how the tanks are emptying/filling.
One option to consider is moving the transfer pump and racor so the transfer pump pulls from the output of the supply manifold and pumps into the input of the return manifold. This would allow polishing the fuel from any of the three tanks. You would probably need to employ two three-way valves, one at each end of the transfer pump/racor circuit. This would also allow transferring fuel from any of the three tanks to any of the return tanks, which is helpful for winterizing or cleaning tanks.
Burt Preston
Exuberant
H44-83
It looks like you are just planing on using the aft tank as a storage tank which can transfer fuel to the front "active" tanks" since you don't show a return line from the engine to the aft tank. The only issue is I don't know if you will be able to transfer fuel while the engine is running. You might be able to pull from the aft tank while returning to the front tanks, but you will need to monitor carefully at first to get a feel for how the tanks are emptying/filling.
One option to consider is moving the transfer pump and racor so the transfer pump pulls from the output of the supply manifold and pumps into the input of the return manifold. This would allow polishing the fuel from any of the three tanks. You would probably need to employ two three-way valves, one at each end of the transfer pump/racor circuit. This would also allow transferring fuel from any of the three tanks to any of the return tanks, which is helpful for winterizing or cleaning tanks.
Burt Preston
Exuberant
H44-83