I'm having a problem with the built-in 115 gal. fuel tank. It takes a lot of pumping to raise the gas and loses prime when i trailer the boat.
The tank sits about 2 feet below the fuel pump. There is a water sep filter on the transom at the same height as the fuel pump. The primer bulb is located between the water sep filter and the motor's fuel pump.
I've tried antisiphon valve on the pickup tube. The spring was too stiff and made it too hard to prime (primer bulb goes flat).
I also tried a checkvalve before the sep filter. This constricts fuel flow and didn't solve the problem.
Finally i put a LP gas shutoff valve in place of the checkvalve. even that doesn't prevent the leakdown. I then replaced the fuel line between the tank and the engine, thinking the line has a slow leak.
In order to get fuel to the motor, i have to take the fuel line off of the output side of the primer bulb, then prime the bulb until it squirts gas overboard, reconnect it and finish priming the motor. But once it starts up it runs fine.
I'm at my wit's end with this problem, any suggestions?
The tank sits about 2 feet below the fuel pump. There is a water sep filter on the transom at the same height as the fuel pump. The primer bulb is located between the water sep filter and the motor's fuel pump.
I've tried antisiphon valve on the pickup tube. The spring was too stiff and made it too hard to prime (primer bulb goes flat).
I also tried a checkvalve before the sep filter. This constricts fuel flow and didn't solve the problem.
Finally i put a LP gas shutoff valve in place of the checkvalve. even that doesn't prevent the leakdown. I then replaced the fuel line between the tank and the engine, thinking the line has a slow leak.
In order to get fuel to the motor, i have to take the fuel line off of the output side of the primer bulb, then prime the bulb until it squirts gas overboard, reconnect it and finish priming the motor. But once it starts up it runs fine.
I'm at my wit's end with this problem, any suggestions?
