Fuel pressure problem

[tsubaki]

phat, that's easier, cheaper and neater than what I was suggesting!

[Disturbed]

I may just have to check that out. I know that I mounted it exactly per the specs. I may try filling in the space with silicone first to see if that gets rid of it. If not, this is an excellent idea. Thaks Phat.

[THEFERMANATOR]

If your hearing an alarm before it runs out of fuel, then that is the fuel restriction alarm going off. It takes about 3-4 inches of vacuum to set it off, so that is a pretty noticeable restriction. Check your vent, lines, and filters out for the restriction.

[Disturbed]

Thanks Ferm. Let me ask you this.

I'm going to try and describe this accurately. When I pull the engine cowl off, I'm staring at the black air intake, that says V6 on it. When I'm looking aft from the boat, on the bottom right corner is what appears to be a vent line. I was having problems with that line a few weeks ago being cracked. It appears to me that it may be kinked now. Could that one line be causing the issue?

The issue immediately goes away when I pump the gas ball and turn the engine back on.

[THEFERMANATOR]

Could you post a pic of the line?

[Disturbed]

I will do it when I get home. I'm at work posting all this right now. Lmao.

[RWilson2526]

Originally Posted by Disturbed

I may just have to check that out. I know that I mounted it exactly per the specs. I may try filling in the space with silicone first to see if that gets rid of it. If not, this is an excellent idea. Thaks Phat.

If you didnt fill in that space yet between the transducer and bracket I guarantee that will fix your problem. 'your description is EXACTLY how mine was throwing a rooster tail until I filled that space in.

[Disturbed]

Thanks RWilson2526. That's what I'm going to try first before drilling more holes in my boat. I'm reaaallly hoping that it fixes the issue.

[Disturbed]

@ tsubaki - There could definitely be something to this fuel filter issue. The Quicksilver filter I took off was rated at 25 micron. The OMC filter is rated at 28 micron. The Racor I replaced it with is rated at 10 micron!! I never had it wide open prior to the replacement so I don't know if it was there before. For 8 bucks, I'm definitely starting there.

On a side note, I'm also going to silicone the opening in the transducer to see if that fixes the rooster tail.

Thanks for all the help and great idea guys!! I'll let you know how it turns out after this coming weekend.