[C320-list] Fuel

[Dprudden]

Thanks for the suggestions to check. 

The reason I keep thinking the air comes free m sloshing is that both times this has happened is when I had half a tank of fuel, and those were the ONLY times I have been that low on fuel. I almost always keep the tank full.

David Prudden
#787

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> On Sep 3, 2016, at 6:23 AM, Warren Updike <wupdike at hotmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Just a thought... if a loose connection before the fuel pump, perhaps it is tight enough that it doesn't leak, but there is negative pressure when running that is sufficient to pull air in.
> 
> Warren and Pattie Updike
> 1994 C320 "Warr de Mar" #62
> Middle River, Chesapeake Bay
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Meyers [mailto:jcmeyers7 at gmail.com] 
> Sent: Saturday, August 27, 2016 1:40 PM
> To: C320-List at catalina320.com
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Fuel
> 
> David,
> 
> I had a air-in-fuel problem this spring. I saw a few drops (less than a
> teaspoon) amount of fuel in the tub below the engine which got wiped up.
> Got the engine started by bleeding. Later there was more drops of fuel in
> the tub and engine didn't start right away. Bottom line is that I tightened
> the fuel line connections and the leaking stopped completely and since then
> no problems with starting or keeping it going.  So I wonder, as in your
> instance, if there are leaks where fuel comes out is it possible that air
> is sucked in?
> 
> By the way, there was something about some of the Yanmars needing some sort
> of fuel system recall/fix that was a possible cause for the hard starting.
> I looked on my 1997 engine and didn't see the item that needed removing so
> was must have been fixed by PO.
> 
> Hope your problem goes away one way or the other.
> 
> John Meyers
> #406 Wind Chime
> 
>> On Sat, Aug 27, 2016 at 1:19 PM, Dprudden <dprudden at comcast.net> wrote:
>> 
>> For the second time in two years, while under power, the engine died with
>> about a half tank of fuel. Apparently, air got into the fuel line, as
>> bleeding the air out got her going again. Anyone else have this problem?
>> 
>> I know some have said they never run with less than half a tank of fuel.
>> That effectively leaves the boat with at most 9.5 gallons of fuel before
>> refueling. For most coastal cruising, that's fine-they are sailboats, after
>> all. But that does restrict some trips-can't risk having to power too long.
>> Any thoughts?
>> 
>> David Prudden
>> #787
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
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