do they have a filter on the fuel system?
All fuel stations in SC have filters. They are regulated by the Department of Agriculture and their agents check at least once a year for fuel quality. This includes water content, clarity, and octane rating. They do not tell the station when they are coming.
The fuel you pump is pulled from a floating siphon a couple of inches from the top surface.
If you have ever gone to a station and the pump is real slow it is because the filters are old and clogged. They are spin on filters at the pump, they have water separators built into them too.
Never get fuel from a station that is getting a delivery or has just gotten one. All that fuel is swirling around and you may get contaminates in your fuel.
You can call the Department of Agriculture if you have a complaint.
no complaint. there was a topic on hull truth about boaters using 10 micron boat mounted fuel filters and that many had gone to 2 micron in the past year. i wondered about the fuel sources. what do they use 25 micron or so??
One person who ran a marina in new england said in addition to a filter they had a racor like bowl in the fuel line to take water out. That sounded like a real good idea to me.
I just wondered what the actual practice was, as far as micron size. the charleston marina I buy ethanol free gas from has an above ground tank which I thing is better than an in ground tank as far as picking up water , and it is under a shed roof, also good in my opinion.
but i do not know about their filters if any they have non on the hose, maybe its inside the pump station/housing?
I will have to find out on what micron size they use. It’s been so long since I’ve done it personally, but I still have a friend in the ‘fuel business.’ The above ground tanks will see more temperature fluctuations and thus build up more internal condensation. Water is a very big concern in a large tank. The ‘rumor’ that I was told goes like this: If there is more than 2 inches of water in the BOTTOM of the tank the difference in weight of the two liquids can make the tank shift in the ground. I don’t believe that to be correct, but anything more than a 1/2inch of fuel on the stick sent us into a ‘panic.’
I would think, with the more efficient engines using less fuel, with a smaller jet, a 2 micron filter is a good idea. My Honda 50 outboard has extremely small jets. It has always surprised me how quickly gasoline can ‘grab’ contaminates. Think of it this way, it makes a great cleaner and it doesn’t let go of that stuff when its done.
We used to get people complain about water and dirt in the gas. When I pumped some fuel into a glass jar it was clean. It won’t stay that way if you leave it ‘out.’