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The only problem is, most fuel pumps are rated for like 35-50gph, so it's going to take a while to transfer the fuel. Not to mention you have the engine not running but the fuel pump is drawing a few amps from the battery, draining it.
On the other hand, if you're not looking to steal 35 gallons from your truck, but rather to pull out 5-10 for top-off purposes it's probably a great idea.
Does anybody know where to look up the legalities of transporting fuel for specific states? The Kitplanes article is a nice start but I'm interested in something specific to Connecticut. I already own a utility trailer, so if I could safely/legally put a fuel tank to it for these purposes I'd definitely consider that route. I mean, I suppose it's not much different from carrying a bunch of 5-gallon fuel containers like a landscaper does, but I'd still like to check it out (online, I'm hoping)...
marc wrote:
Rusty,
You've a fuel injected truck? How about a T in the fuel line/on off
valve at a convenient place and then just turn on the ignition. Fuel
pumps usually work that way. Let the car fuel pump do the work.
Marc Wiese
-----Original Message-----
From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net]
On
Behalf Of Russell Duffy
Sent: Saturday, March 27, 2004 9:49 AM
To: Rotary motors in aircraft
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Fuel Transfer
Remember how I was planning to stick a hose down the filler pipe to
pump
fuel from my truck's fuel tank? Well, it "sounded" like a good idea,
but
it
ain't gonna work.
Yesterday, I needed just a few gallons to top off my tanks for a
weight
and
balance, so I tried to siphon fuel out of the truck. The hose goes
about
a
foot into the filler pipe and just hits a dead end. The truck has a
long
filler neck, with a few bends, but I figured the small pipe I was
using
would be able to negotiate those. When I couldn't get the hose in, I
just
assumed they installed some sort of anti-siphon device (course screen
of
some kind). After a bit of research, it seems that (some, all,
???)manufacturers are installing one way ball valves in the filler
pipes
to
keep fuel from running out of the tank in the event the vehicle flips
over
in a crash (and presumably the gas cap fails).
I'm not sure exactly what's in my filler pipe, but I'm sure I can't
get a
hose of any reasonable size in there to transfer fuel. I guess I'll
have
to
go back to the idea of having a separate tank I can put in the bed as
needed.
Cheers,
Rusty (still working on the W&B numbers)
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