Hunter H31 - Fuels Tanks

Fuel S
y
stems
The
f
uel s
y
stems aboard
y
our Hunter boat consists o
f
the
f
ollowin
g
components or sub-s
y
stems.
F
ue
l T
a
nk
F
ue
l Fil
l
Fuel
Ve
n
t
F
ue
l
Lin
es
Fuel
Fil
t
e
r
s
LP
G
(
Lique
f
ied Petroleum
G
as
)
Sy
stem
5.1 Fuel Tanks
Your boat is equipped with a
f
uel tank located in the
tr
a
n
so
m.
The tank is
f
illed throu
g
h a
f
uel
f
ill.
If
y
our boat has a metal or aluminum tank installed, then
the
f
uel tank should be inspected
f
or si
g
ns o
f
leaks, cor-
rosion, and/or pittin
g
at least once a
y
ear. Corrosion
normall
y
appears as a white, chalk
y
, or flak
y
substance
o
n the sur
f
ace o
f
the tank.
S
ometimes, it also appears
as pittin
g
or small pockets of missin
g
aluminum. Another
indication of corrosion is bubbles on the
p
aint that coats
the tank. I
f
an
y
o
f
these conditions are present, have an
authorized service technician inspect the tank immedi-
atel
y
. If a leak is found, turn off batter
y
switches and dis-
c
onnect shore power
(S
ee
C
onnectin
g
&
Disconnectin
g
S
hore Power, AC Electrical S
y
stem
)
, which explains
t
h
e proper wa
y
to
di
sconnect an
d
di
sa
bl
e an
y
poss
ibl
e
source o
f
i
g
nition
)
.
C
ontact
y
our dealer or
C
ustomer
S
ervice immediatel
y
.
5.1.1 Fuel Tank Capacit
y
Monitorin
g
The fuel tank is equipped with a fuel level sendin
g
unit, which
provides an electrical si
g
nal to the displa
y
located at the helm.
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5.1.1 Fuel Tank Groundin
g
S
y
ste
m
The
f
uel tank and
f
uel
f
ill on
y
our boat are electricall
y
g
rounded to the en
g
ine ne
g
ative.
(
see the DC Electrical
c
hapter
)
. This
g
roundin
g
s
y
stem is desi
g
ned to prevent
the dischar
g
e o
f
static electricit
y
when
f
uelin
g
y
our boat.
An authorized service technician should inspect this s
y
s-
tem at
l
east once eac
h
y
ear.
5.1.2 Fuel Gau
ge
The fuel
g
au
g
e as shown in Fi
g
. 5.1 is located at the
helm, and is the indicator o
f
the
f
uel level in
y
our tank.
V
isuall
y
inspect the readin
g
a
g
ainst what is show-
i
n
g
i
n t
h
e tan
k
to see t
h
at t
h
e
g
au
g
e
i
s operat
i
ona
l
.
Never enter the en
g
ine room without proper ventila-
t
ion first. A spark caused b
y
power tools or li
g
htin
g
eq
ui
p
ment could result in fire or ex
p
losion which
c
ould cause personal in
j
ur
y
or death
.
Fi
g
. 5.
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nt
e
r
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• Fuel S
y
stems
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