[C320-list] Engine/Fuel Issue with my 2001 Yanmar

[Karl Krueger]

Hello Tom:



I don't know if this is going to help but here goes.........



Friends of mine own a 30 Saber with a Westerbede and had a similar problem
most of the summer.  They tried numerous things including a mechanic to
troubleshoot a couple times.  The last week of the season the owner felt
the found the problem with a lose plug connection to the fuel pump.  The
last day of the season, while taking the boat to the boat yard the engine
sputter and stalled, it could not be restarted. They planned for this and
had the mail sail flaked so we sail to the boat yard.



At the boat yard the mechanic looked at the motor and discovered that the
wire and plug to the fuel pump was too tight and under load disconnecting.
Therefore he took the wire and plug off and ran a wire directly to the fuel
pump.



Just I thought that this may help you.



Lot's of luck.



Karl Krueger, Milwaukee, Wisc., Kindred Spirit #282





On Mon, Nov 7, 2011 at 5:05 AM, <tjdames at comcast.net> wrote:

> All,
>
> I am hoping that someone has had a similar experience and can provide me
> with some guidance. As of late I have been having an issue with my engine
> (Yanmar - for my 2001).
>
> When the issue began 3 weeks ago,  the engine started fine, ran for about
> 3 minutes, than sputtered and would not restart. When it stopped it
> sounded/behaved like a lawnmower running out of fuel.
>
> My mechanic said it had to be "primed", which he did, and it ran fine for
> ablut 30 minutes until he shut it off, and let it sit over night. The next
> morning, the same thing happened, it ran for a few minutes and sputtered
> out.
>
> He now tells me that he suspects fuel is draining back to tank through the
> fuel sytem and he is going to "install a check valve" into the system. that
> will "hold fuel in system". Please note that half of my current fuel is new
> this year, purchased very early in the season.
>
> Has anyone ever had a similar experience and does the mechanic's solution
> seem logical?
>
> I would appreciate any thoughts!
>
> Thanks,
> Tom Dames
> Whisper 708
>



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