Some have followed my saga with my 803a in the Bahamas.
I ran a fuel line from my external 30 gallon barrel tank directly to the internal fuel pump in the 803a bypassing the internal tank. It seems to have some trouble lifting the fuel consistently. I believe the way the actual aux. fuel line works is that it pumps to the internal tank first and then the fuel pump runs off the internal tank - essentially the aux tank is always refilling the internal tank. I want to eliminate this step and go external to a larger tank.
Would it make sense to add a second fuel pump in line to aid in the lifting of the fuel before the first filter?
Here is the current set up:
30 gallon tank --> external fuel water separator --> generator mounted fuel pump --> internal filter --> engine.
Planned:
30 gallon tank --> external mounted fuel pump --> external fuel water separator --> generator mounted fuel pump --> internal filter --> engine.
I ran a fuel line from my external 30 gallon barrel tank directly to the internal fuel pump in the 803a bypassing the internal tank. It seems to have some trouble lifting the fuel consistently. I believe the way the actual aux. fuel line works is that it pumps to the internal tank first and then the fuel pump runs off the internal tank - essentially the aux tank is always refilling the internal tank. I want to eliminate this step and go external to a larger tank.
Would it make sense to add a second fuel pump in line to aid in the lifting of the fuel before the first filter?
Here is the current set up:
30 gallon tank --> external fuel water separator --> generator mounted fuel pump --> internal filter --> engine.
Planned:
30 gallon tank --> external mounted fuel pump --> external fuel water separator --> generator mounted fuel pump --> internal filter --> engine.
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