Murrells Inlet SC Memorial Day Fishing Report 2024

[bgreene]

Sending units ……not sure why designed so weak.
Maybe something to do with the plastic fuel tank not offering as tight a grip ?
Not sure . Good report

[Blue_Runner]

Thanks guys

As we all know - crap happens. Very dangerous any time some sort of fuel leak is involved, therefore I'm thankful that this time crap happened at the fuel pump and not miles out in the ocean.

Another thing - before I go on a trip I make sure I can get the inspection hatches open by hand. Those things can get on there pretty tight over time and you never know when you might need to get in there. I take them out, (sometimes have to beat them out with a piece of wood and hammer if they are real tight), clean the edges and housing, then reinstall just hand snug.

Also, try not to overfill your tank like I did. I can normally look at my fuel guage and tell how much I need to put in. I just took my eye off the ball that time...but glad I did considering the seal around the sending unit was weak.

[Pipe_Dream]

Originally Posted by Blue_Runner

Also, try not to overfill your tank like I did. I can normally look at my fuel guage and tell how much I need to put in. I just took my eye off the ball that time...but glad I did considering the seal around the sending unit was weak.

I topped off a couple weeks ago, like you unintentionally. I looked at my gauge beforehand, and added up the hours since my last fill. By my calculation I should have been 5-10 gallons shy of a full tank when it started coming out of the overflow. Yeesh. This Suzuki is even more efficient than I previously thought. I did plenty of venting and sniffing before I fired up the engine and fortunately detected no fumes.

[Blue_Runner]

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