Letters To The Editor
Written by PassageMaker MagazineCOOL YOUR FUEL, PART II
Regarding Steve's response to the "Cool Your Fuel" letter in the September issue, I think he missed the crux of the question: how to avoid heat buildup in the fuel tank. Steve's recommendation of installing a fuel cooler before the raw-water pump and plumbing fuel through it after the primary fuel filter and before the engine's lift pump would certainly help provide cool fuel to the engine. However, it wouldn't keep the tank itself from becoming, as Mr. Miller put it, "a very large heat sink." I, too, have the problem of heat buildup in my boat's fuel tank, and I think Mr. Miller is on the right track with the idea of placing the fuel cooler in the return line. This would keep the tank itself cool and also ensure that the engine is supplied with cool fuel.
