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OK, if you need a hand and I'm free, I'm there. You've got my cell.

Lance

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SO IF THERE IS A SOCK ON THE INTAKE IN THE TANK,

DO I NEED IT OR CAN I JUST GET RID OF IT??

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THANKS LANCE I WILL LET YOU KNOW THE PROGRESS ;D

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Being that you have the Racor you don't need the in tank filter.

Lance

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RACOR????????

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I thought you had a fuel/water seperator? Racor is just the most common brand.

Lance

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YEAH OK, I AM USING A FRAM, JUST NEVER HEARD OF THAT BRAND. THANKS ;D

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WELL FELLAS,

I TOOK OFF THE WATER-FUEL SEPERATOR AND DUMPED IT INTO A 2-LITER SODA BOTTLE....ABSOLUTELY NO WATER IN THE SEPERATOR, JUST GAS.

THEN I PULLED THE STEEL PICKUP LINE FROM THE TANK, NO SOCK FILTER AND THE BALL (ANTI-SYPHONING) MOVED FREELY AND DID NOT APPEAR TO BE HUNG UP AT ALL.

THEN I PULLED THE SENDING UNIT. I JACKED THE FRONT OF THE BOAT UP TO MAKE SURE WATER IN THE TANK WOULD SETTLE TO THE BACK. USED A HAND PUMP TO PUMP OUT THE VERY BOTTOM (BACK LOWEST CORNER OF THE TANK.) I PUMPED IT INTO THE SAME EMPTY 2 LITER SODA BOTTLE TILL IT WAS 3/4 FULL. I LET IT SETTLE A FEW MINUTES AND IT APPEARED TO HAVE A THICK OILY SUBSTANCE AT THE BOTTOM. SO THE TWO LITER SODA BOTTLE WAS 3/4 FULL AND THERE WAS 1/4" OF OIL IN THE VERY BOTTOM. WHERE THE HELL DID THAT COME FROM ???

THE GOOD NEWS IS I HAVE DEFINATELY RULED OUT THE POSSIBILITY OF WATER IN THE TANK. ;D

BUT WHAT THE HELL WAS THERE OIL (OR AN OILY SUBSTANCE) DOING IN THE TANK. NOT MUCH, LIKE I SAID ONLY 1/4" IN THE BOTTOM OF A 2 LITER SODA BOTTLE.

SO NOW WHAT DO I TRY ???

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I like Stinky's suggestion re running it from a seperate tank...if you have no problem, then you've isolated the problem back to the tank...if you have a problem, then you've eliminated the tank ;)

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yeah i am going to run from a seperate tank. got to wait until saturday for my day off. that is the hard part about this, i know my boat is screwed up and i want it fixed now, but with work, and little daylight when i get home, i always have to wait until saturday to take her for a test ride. >:( >:(