Tuesday, Jul 13, 2004 at 20:22
Diesel Do,
Well the baffle thingy seems to fix the sloshing round problem.
I take it the boat is a tinnie so the 85kg out will certainly affect the towing characteristics but can probably be fixed by moving some of the rest of the boat gear around a bit. Sort of like re-balancing a trailer when it is not loaded right.
I thought that electric fuel pumps and petrol were fairly common combinations. If so, there are no technical reasons why it won't work.
Petrol is fairly volatile and is safest to handle in cool conditions, like early morning. Transferring fuel on the side of the road in the middle of the day is scary stuff with all the heat generated fumes etc. If I recall rightly it is the vapoour that burns rather than the fuel.
As an experiment try throwing a lighted cigarette in a
pool of cold petrol on the ground early one morning. Bet the fag goes out. In the middle of a hot day on hot roadway it is a different story.
So, as I read it, you won't blow up unless you ignite some petrol vapour . So fuel transfer in cool to cold conditions with good electric connections and properly shielded electric motor etc etc you should be OK.
But hey, need some more input from wiser heads than
mine I think, just to confirm or otherwise.
But is your range so poor you can't make servo to servo.
Also, what about jerry cans in the boat. Hell of a lot simpler. Just chain them in and cover them up. Fill the jerries instead of the boat tank. About the same weight, and you definitely should not blow up pouring from a jerry can in the right conditions. The cool etc etc
In any case, hope you catch some fish and generally have a good time. Watch out for the crocs.
Cheers
magnus
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