Re: Fuel Tank Problems
 

Fishing out of Hatteras in a 20 footer,, you are a lucky man. My out-laws just sold their summer home in Frisco. Good luck with the fuel line. I would think that the fuel ball would not work very well in the vertical position. You may have found your problem.

- Tom

Re: Fuel Tank Problems
 

After two years of fuel tank problems , I finally discovered what was causing the problem .
The felt from the cap of a fuel additive or stabilizer was floating around in the bottom of the fuel tank and would get sucked onto the pickup tube . It was the size of a nickle and about 1/16 thick . After I had syphoned all the gas from the tank then dried it with rags attached to a dowell , I let it air dry for a few days then attached a piece of small diameter pipe to my shop vac and vacuumed out the tank. First thing to come out was the felt bottle cap cover .
By the way , I never was able to remove the pickup as it was galled onto the tank fitting ,I had to install a new mikey moused pickup into the tank .
After all this I have forgotten how to attach the wires to the fuel gage . The pink wire , should it attach to the center bolt ?

Re: Fuel Tank Problems
 

Best thng to do is test w/volt meter...make sure no gas fumes present...what color is the wire comin out of the fuel gauge...with all the work you've done, make sure the TANK IS GROUNDED proir to re-fueling...might be a BLAST!

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Yeah, that could really ruin one's day. :o

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Gas Gauge?? Whats that ??? I have never had ine that ever read right!! so I just got rid of ht!! ;D

Instead I put a 3 tank selector switch and added another 25 gal tank. Now I have 2 20gal and 1 25 gal tank.
I just drive till I run out and then switch tanks! Of coarse it is good to no how your boat is on gas!! I no the limts of mine and I can tell you just about when its going to run out!
I fish the vinyard most of the time and it is 28 mile round trip from the ramp to the area I fish. I can do this and move around the whole day and I have never empty a 20 gal tank yet doing so.

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MJ that engine is treating you right!!!

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Yea it is a good motor!!
I am happy except for the oil ijection system???
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