"I'm about to replace the
"I'm about to replace the two original 40-year-old steel fuel tanks in my 19foot I/O Stanray Traveler.
I'm looking at Tempo's plastic fuel tanks, but I see no way to ground the tank, other than simply grounding the sending-unit mounting-flange. Will this be sufficient for safety and any static discharge?
Also, the filler hose, running from the tank's neck to the filler-cap, is of the flexible rubber type, with an anti-kink steel spring inside. Is this type of hose intended to provide any ground-path?
And does standard 3/8" rubber fuel line provide a ground path? I've seen it mentioned that the fuel lines <u>should</u> be metal, but it seems that I often see rubber fuel line used. Does it matter in this case with plastic tanks?
I've searched to no avail for info about this 'grounding the fuel-tank' question - maybe I'm unnecessarily concerned?
Thanks anybody, for any light you can shed for me here."
"I'm about to replace the two original 40-year-old steel fuel tanks in my 19foot I/O Stanray Traveler.
I'm looking at Tempo's plastic fuel tanks, but I see no way to ground the tank, other than simply grounding the sending-unit mounting-flange. Will this be sufficient for safety and any static discharge?
Also, the filler hose, running from the tank's neck to the filler-cap, is of the flexible rubber type, with an anti-kink steel spring inside. Is this type of hose intended to provide any ground-path?
And does standard 3/8" rubber fuel line provide a ground path? I've seen it mentioned that the fuel lines <u>should</u> be metal, but it seems that I often see rubber fuel line used. Does it matter in this case with plastic tanks?
I've searched to no avail for info about this 'grounding the fuel-tank' question - maybe I'm unnecessarily concerned?
Thanks anybody, for any light you can shed for me here."