We had similar problems aboard Eureka! Buying fuel was always a disasater with the vents puking fuel way before the tanks were even close to full.. But the fuel dock man told us about the Racor LIFEGUARD LG100 FUEL/AIR SEPARATORS. They are installed in the vent lines and prevent fuel spillage. As it states in the Racor spec sheet: "It separates the fuel from the air that's forced into your vent line. The air is permitted to vent while the fuel is returned to the tank." We purchased these separators at West Marine for about $40 each. We couldn't believe how easy it was to fuel up - right to the top without a drop spilled. They are small and easy to install. Happy fueling, The Woodrums M/V Eureka! Sausalito, CA

Woodrum wrote: > > We had similar problems aboard Eureka! Buying fuel was always a > disasater with the vents puking fuel way before the tanks were even > close to full.. But the fuel dock man told us about the Racor LIFEGUARD > LG100 FUEL/AIR SEPARATORS. They are installed in the vent lines and > prevent fuel spillage. As it states in the Racor spec sheet: "It > separates the fuel from the air that's forced into your vent line. The > air is permitted to vent while the fuel is returned to the tank." We > purchased these separators at West Marine for about $40 each. We > couldn't believe how easy it was to fuel up - right to the top without a > drop spilled. They are small and easy to install. ............ $48 in my West Marine catalog. I use what appears to be a very similar device on my solar hot water system ashore. It looks like it's all brass, and lets the air out without venting even a drop of water. I use a Taco #418 Hy-Vent. A very similar one, by a different manufacturer, is shown in the McMaster-Carr catalog for $7. They use a internal float valve that closes when liquid enters the chamber and raises the float. It should do that equally well with water or fuel, nyet? Bob ------------------------------------------------------ Bob Conrich bob@eastcaribbean.com Box 666 http://www.ai/bob Anguilla Tel: 264 497 2505 British West Indies ------------------------------------------------------