illuminated as in annoying colour toggle switch on manual facet fuel transfer pump into the return line . works well. plumb the overflow line into the reserve tank if you are worried about overfilling during transfer. [smilebigeye]
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illuminated as in annoying colour toggle switch on manual facet fuel transfer pump into the return line . works well. plumb the overflow line into the reserve tank if you are worried about overfilling during transfer. [smilebigeye]
The multi tank installations I've fitted have the breathers hooked to the fast fill line, so that if you pump into the main tank and it's too full the excess just runs back via the breather line into an emptier tank. No timers, no float switches, no mess. Glance at the main fuel gauge occasionally, listen for the Facet pump clattering, it all works out. Each auxiliary tank gets its own pump. If you really do damage the main tank it's no biggie to carry enough hose to reconnect the plumbing accordingly.
That pretty much covers all bases and allows fuel management switching between blends...something I do each trip during winter.Quote:
Originally Posted by gromit
Is this a 110 tank or 130 tank? I have yet to fill my 130 sill tank.Quote:
I've gone with the Facet transfer method with my Shingleback tank. My factory tank has the extra spigot that I believe was a North America feature to go with a factory sill tank. I just ran the transfer into that. The facet takes about 27 minutes +/- to transfer but I've only managed to get about 62 litres into the Shinglback so far.
Great idea.Quote:
I bought a cheap (coupla bucks) timer relay off the auction site. A bit of trial and error and it was set for the time I needed. I have it set up so that when you flip the switch it starts pumping right away. When the time I've set is up the pump switches off and a small buzzer goes off to remind me to flip the switch off.
Not something I have experience with or considered...good info thanks heaps.Quote:
I find that the brass taps eventually leak and become smelly and messy
I chose to change the filler neck so it could be modified.
The facet pump feeds into the main tank, once full it can over flow back into the sill tank.
Transfer is around an hour with ours and tops up the main tank quicker than it uses fuel on the highway so can be done while traveling.
I don't know exactly how it is done but on my 79 series ute I have 2x fuel gauges main/aux on the dash and all I have to do is push a button next to either gauge to choose which tank I want to use.
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Originally Posted by alien
Neat...I have a Perentie filler neck to add in that needs modifying for the same functionality.
"Is this a 110 tank or 130 tank? I have yet to fill my 130 sill tank."
110, It's supposed to hold around 70L. I need to find filling stations with the right camber on the pad next to the pump to coax the fuel in. It ain't no F1 pit stop...
That's what I had in both my 110 and my RRC with sill tanks.Quote:
Originally Posted by trout1105
I run a transfer pump with a circular bypass so when the main tank is full the excess fuel go s back into the auxiliary tank
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Originally Posted by Rick
It will depend on where your filler is, but I can only put a MAX of 65ltrs in and that's with the car facing downhill. My Filler is just infront of the rear wheel but I'd reckon if u tee into the original filler, then u "may" add 3-4ltrs depending on the filler hose ID size....