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Old 11-24-2010, 03:56 PM   #38
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RE: Replacing the Holding Tank Starting Tomorrow-Wish Me luck!

I've got to disagree. remember we're talking about tanks that are drawing from the very bottom in the first place, because of this there isn't going to be any stuff. The stuff only occurs because we have fuel coagulating on the bottom of the tanks. If you are drawing from the top down with a standard tank then you've got stuff at the bottom of the tank that becomes "in suspension" in a trying sea state. If you've ever been in these conditions and have a vacuum gauge on your filter/s then you can see what mixing up this stuff does. It is a recipe for engine shut down unless you have multiple filters and or fuel polishing. With the true bottom pick up there are no rough sea surprises.
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