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Old 09-14-2016, 08:08 PM   #41
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Originally Posted by dhays View Post
With a single engine and two tanks, I have so far been drawing from only one tank at a time. Drawing from both would make balancing tanks much less frequent, even if they don't draw down exactly the same. What are the pros and cons of doing this?
I try to use the oldest fuel first. So I transfer the remaining fuel into the tank I normally use, and only put new fuel in the empty tank. If you go through several loads of fuel per year it makes no difference. I'm OCD, so everything logical makes some difference.

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