Is there such a thing as a water-seperating fuel-funnel, i.e. something one can simply pour fuel through to remove possible contaminants ??



If so, pictures/details and prices please.

Thanks.

 

I don't have the details, but I have seen them in the West Marine catalog or one of the other marine catalogs.

Basically it is a funnel with a tube that protrudes up into the funnel so there is a water trap. It also has a very fine filter over the tube and a baffle if I remember correctly.

 

You might check out www.mrfunnel.com. It says that it does all that. Looks to be around $30 for one.

No experience with these, just remembered seeing them before.

 

I have one, it does as it says. As long as you don't add any fuel additives that will absorb the water in the fuel.

 

Outerwears has one

 

I prolly still have one is storage. Used it for aircart. Think I got it at sproty's ac supply. Should be able to pick one up at almost any aircraft or marine supply place. Mine has a fine mesh screen in the bottom that would not allow water to pass.

 

Yup. Raycor makes one

http://www.maesco.com/products/racor.../r_funnel.html

Jim

 

Thanks everyone for all the information.

I had heard some mention of these type funnels, somewhere; and, after two local, heavily used, fueling stops both had some storage tank issues, thus causing a lot of headaches for their customers, I decided it would be a good idea to remove as many problems as possible, before they enter the tank.

Keep the ideas coming.

Thanks.

 

Westmarine's version is called a Baja fuel funnel. It sucked. It'll get out water droplets (condensed), but if there's any moisture as a suspension in the fuel it goes right through.

 

I have not seen any funnel system that will remove the water if it has been emulsified into suspension.

That would probably take too long for the fuel to go through the funnel into your tank, for that you will need to run it through an actual separator.

http://www.maesco.com/products/racor..._mc_intro.html

You know that on my last GM 6.2 the truck comes with dual fuel tanks and under the truck just in front of the rear tires there is a petcock where you drain off the water from the bottom of each tank.

Inside the tank at the end of the pickup tube there is a fine mesh sock will allow fuel to be lifted but not water.

Although they occasionally broke or fell off leaving the last few gallons unreachable I never had any problems with any amounts of water in my fuel.
Jim

 

The earlier Ford diesels have a pick-up much like that, except instead of a floppy sock, their's has an up-side-down funnel-looking plastic gizmo, with the sock-type mesh over it's opening.

These also worked fine, until the plastic got brittle with age and the bottom three inches, or so, of the pick-up broke off and floated around inside the tank, running out of fuel at about a quarter-tank.

 

I found this video demonstration :


http://www.fourwinds-ii.com/v2/mrfun...funneldemo.mov


That is pretty convincing.