I had same problem until I had the tank repaired and cleaned. The blockage was happening between the tank and the primary filter. I had to blow in the hose to clear. Yuk! I bought a soccer ball pump that worked well. Later, installed a squeeze bulb to prime the system. A secondary benefit of bulb was when the engine quit the bulb would go flat and I could immediately tell if the hose was clogged.
Fred Hazzard S/V Fury C&C 44 Portland Or On Wed, Nov 14, 2018 at 3:03 PM Dennis Peters via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Hi, > > I had a very similar problem last year, although it cost me a tow to > figure it out. Eventually we had the tank taken out and cleaned. It wasn’t > cheap, but it gives me a lot more confidence for next year. > > Cheers, > Dennis > > Dennis Peters > dennis.k.pet...@gmail.com > > > > > On Nov 14, 2018, at 15:42, DON JONSSON via CnC-List < > cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > > > The other day when motoring the engine quit when pulling into the > marina. Got it going again to make the slip but then it quit again. > Repeat a few times. We thought the most likely culprit was the new fuel > gauge not being configured correctly and had run out of diesel. Second > culprit may be dirty fuel as had been sailing with very little fuel in the > tank and that could stir things up. > > > > So the next day we began the investigation. > > > > We hadn't run out of diesel and there is about 1/4 of a tank. Checked > the primary filter which is new and it doesn't look too bad. Started the > engine again and it ran and then quit a couple of times. Trying again we > rev'd it hard just before it could die and it kept going even when we put > it back to idle. Now it seems to run fine. But it doesn't instil > confidence. > > > > In the C&C fuel tank you can take out the gauge and you have a little (2 > inch?) hole you can see into the tank. We put a camera in there and can > see the bottom of the tank is about 50% covered with black. The rest > shines. If you swirl a stick in there the black sediment is definitely > light and moves. > > > > So perhaps it is the fuel filters. The secondary filter is not one > > > > > > > > > > > Sent from my iPad > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each > and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - > use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each > and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - > use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > >
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