Or maybe not odd?
My 40 litre plastic (nylon?) diesel tank was less than half full so I topped up by siphoning from a 20 litre jerrycan of newly bought diesel. (The tank is in a cockpit locker and gravity feeds the fuel system.)
Before siphoning into tank I added a small (5-10 cc) amount of diesel conditioner to the jerrycan and shook the jerrycan with cap on to mix the conditioner with the fuel.
After siphoning I waited a few minutes then started the engine.
It didn't start - an airlock.
No problem, I bled at fine filter, sure enough, bubbles in the fuel there.
Once bled I checked fuel was getting to the injectors and engine cranked up fine.
The question is: should I not have shaken the fuel in jerrycan?
And should I be surprised that I got an airlock?
(The engine was used only 3 days previously so the airlock wasn't caused by long disuse.)
Any comments?
Thanks
John V1447 Breakaway
My 40 litre plastic (nylon?) diesel tank was less than half full so I topped up by siphoning from a 20 litre jerrycan of newly bought diesel. (The tank is in a cockpit locker and gravity feeds the fuel system.)
Before siphoning into tank I added a small (5-10 cc) amount of diesel conditioner to the jerrycan and shook the jerrycan with cap on to mix the conditioner with the fuel.
After siphoning I waited a few minutes then started the engine.
It didn't start - an airlock.
No problem, I bled at fine filter, sure enough, bubbles in the fuel there.
Once bled I checked fuel was getting to the injectors and engine cranked up fine.
The question is: should I not have shaken the fuel in jerrycan?
And should I be surprised that I got an airlock?
(The engine was used only 3 days previously so the airlock wasn't caused by long disuse.)
Any comments?
Thanks
John V1447 Breakaway