I added a pair of in-line filter/pumps (in parallel and electrically switchable). After multiple engine stalls over many months and the subsequent searches for vacuum leaks/fuel starvation/etc. ad nauseam my mechanic suggested I bypass the Beta-28 fuel pump. He thought that it was likely working OK but its lift was barely enough to reliably deliver fuel under all conditions. However, between the Racor, fuel pick-up tube, new fuel tank, all new fuel hoses, filters, etc. including distorting the Racor top by over tightening and then replacing it, the exact cause of the problem may never be known! Bottom line is that this fuel PITA has not reoccurred since I added the electric pumps. Perhaps not totally understood, but the problem is now gone. FWIW and YMMV Charlie NelsonWater Phantom1995 C&C 36XL/kcb
Sent from the all new AOL app for iOS On Tuesday, August 17, 2021, 11:40 AM, Dave S via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: All - I will assume this engine consumes less than 1 gal per hour and all that the pump does is provide lift - pretty non critical as far as fuel pumps go. This type is commonly used in smaller displacement vintage car restorations, and would assume aircraft. Reputable brand, very basic. At C$60 buy two and keep one as a spare. https://www.aircraftspruce.ca/catalog/pnpages/40106.php?gclid=Cj0KCQjwvO2IBhCzARIsALw3ASpONQOKjx8iPBFkovKXohPDNEeRiZQF7H6kvcQa4CIHv4rFnw6ryIQaAvV8EALw_wcB Any reason that this would not be suitable? FWIW - I replaced my original 2GM20 yanmar mechanical fuel pump this season, and only after the priming shaft O-ring began to seep. Didn't really see the need to go to an electric pump and I like the integral priming lever. Not sure why folks seem to convert these to electric pumps if the OE pump is long lived, self powered and integrated with the engine? Any thoughts? Dave On Tue, 17 Aug 2021 at 09:35, CHARLES SCHEAFFER via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: Hey Dwight, Back in 2003, I got a fuel booster pump from NAPA. It cost around $110 then. The original on my boat was black and had no markings so the counter guy selected a pump with low a pressure rating which matched one used by Nissan pickups. Chuck Scheaffer, Resolute 1989 C&C 34R On 08/17/2021 1:35 AM Ronald B. Frerker via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: Universal (westerbeke now) has them, but the prices are quite high. In the US, a NAPA store can get them for about half the price. Mine was about 125$. Now I'm waiting for a cool day to get below and install. My engine is the M25XP but I would imagine that it wouldn't be any harder for the M4-30. Ron Wild Cheri C&C 30-1 STL Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks - Stu Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks - Stu Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks - Stu
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