tank switch

[′taŋk ‚swich]

(petroleum engineering)

An automatic control of lease tanks in oil fields, including controls of lines to fill tanks and for pipeline runs; can be electrically or pneumatically actuated.

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He informs Barbie about the reserve fuel tank switch.

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WALSALL insist they are not gunning for Wolves despite seeing star youth defender Jamie Tank switch to Molineux.

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At my first tank switch, I take that number, subtract it from total fuel onboard (FOB) readout from the fuel page of the Garmin 530.

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You can try a few voodoo fixes to get gas into the centerline: Put the tank switch to "stop" after the centerline is done transferring, drop the hook, cycle the centerline-transfer switch while in the basket, or rub a chicken claw on the probe.