mfg Posted April 20, 2017 Report Posted April 20, 2017 Why will keeping your Studebaker Avanti fuel tank 1/2 full or less shorten its life expectancy? (Not speaking of water condensation or corrosion issues here!)
mfg Posted April 26, 2017 Author Report Posted April 26, 2017 5 hours ago, 64Avanti said: Life of tank? "Life of tank" is effected, .....but why?
wwundt Posted April 27, 2017 Report Posted April 27, 2017 (edited) Could it be that keeping the fuel tank more than half full dilutes any trash or fines in the fuel tank (that would not be trapped by the 10 micron fuel filter) that would contribute to wear in the engine? (Misunderstood the question to refer to life of the Avanti, not the tank!) Edited April 28, 2017 by wwundt
mfg Posted April 29, 2017 Author Report Posted April 29, 2017 Good thought!....However, the answer is that the 'sloshing' action of the fuel in an Avanti's gas tank, if filled to only half or less, is more severe than in a tank which is nearly full....This sloshing action 'works' at the inner baffles, which are electrically welded to the inside of the fuel tank, eventually (possibly) causing a fuel leak!
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