Re: [Philmont]: Fuel Filter

This seems like good advice.

Thanks to everyone on the list I know where to get
'offcial filters' and alternatives as well.

Again Thanks.

On Thu, 26 Jan 2006 15:15:58 -0600
  "Steve Mac" <oldbatteryman725@comcast.net> wrote:
> When I was at Philmont in 02 I thought I, we had water
>in the fuel that was bought from base camp. What had
>really happened to me, us was their probably was no water
>in the fuel at all. What was happening was we had over
>pressurized the fuel bottles "AT ALTITUDE"! Start with
>about 20 pumps on the bottle. If you want to filter your
>fuel for partials of stuff, you could take a fuel funnel
>(ship with your stoves UPS GROUND ONLY) and place cotton
>balls with a small piece of screen in the bottom of the
>funnel if yours does not have the screen in it. This is
>a common problem out there at Supper time. I meet a crew
>from NY at a commissary with the same problems on
>thinking they had water in the fuel. Just pump the fuel
>bottle about 20 times and start there. If needed more
>pressure pump it up then.
> If it sounds like it is missing or water in the fuel,
>shut it down, let it cool off, then bleed some of the
>pressure off of the bottle. Then restart the stove and
>go from there again. hope this helps you. I haven't
>taken a funnel out there since 02. Just me though. This
>is the link to MSR's stove support and questions
>
> http://www.msrcorp.com/support/stoves.asp#top
>
> Steve MacIntyre
> Troop 777 ASM
> Hermitage, TN
> Philmont Advisor
> 02, 03, 05, 06
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Gbeaglegolf@aol.com
> To: Multiple recipients of list philmont
> Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2006 1:48 PM
> Subject: Re: [Philmont]: Fuel Filter
>
>
> disposable coffee filters work just fine.
> Garry Black
> Troop 718

Kevin Cutts
(847) 438-1157

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