[C320-list] Fuel pump

[KEN GEIGER]

 Usually at the end of the season, when shutting off my fuel cock at the tank, the only one I have, I place the ignition keys by the valve as a a reminder to turn the valve back to open.  Those keys are there now awaiting season start here in the great white north.
Ken GeigerNorthern Dream 765 near Georgian Bay
    On Tuesday, April 25, 2023 at 01:49:24 p.m. EDT, Dave Hupe via C320-list <c320-list at lists.catalina320.com> wrote:  
 
 Yep .... oftentimes there are very simple answers to problems like making sure the main fuel tank shutoff valve is turned on. 
Similarly, a couple times when my engine wouldn't start, it was just a matter of not having pushed the fuel shutoff handle back down again at the helm after I had previously shutdown the engine.
I hope your issue is simple too rather than a fuel pump replacement .... sounds strange to me Jerry. 
Make sure also that you don’t have other fuel shutoff valves that the mechanic turned off (possibly near your racor fuel filter housing if a previous owner installed suplementary valves to aid in filter changes). 
Dave Hupe 1994 C320 #32

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  On Tue, Apr 25, 2023 at 12:35 PM, Steve Weinstein via C320-list<c320-list at lists.catalina320.com> wrote:    Just a silly question, but did you check to be sure all of the valves in the fuel line are open?  I had a problem with my prior boat, a C270 with a Perkins diesel.  A mechanic had worked on it, and afterwards, it started, ran for a few minutes minutes, then died and wouldn't restart. He said I needed a new fuel pump.  I said no thanks, and poked around myself.  Found he had turned off the valve by the tank.  Turned it on, engine started, no problems after that.  Just a thought.
Steve Weinstein"Vega" # 722

    On Tuesday, April 25, 2023 at 10:23:42 AM EDT, Jerry's Iphone via C320-list <c320-list at lists.catalina320.com> wrote:  
 
 Another question from a mechanically challenged guy who loves to sail. 
I had a dock mechanic winterize the boat last winter. He told me that there seemed to be too much water in the fuel and suggested fuel polishing. I had a local marine service do it. After starting the boat last week for the first time, it ran for a while then cut off and would not restart. Dock mechanic checked it and said it’s the fuel pump that probably got gunked up from the polishing. He said we’ll need a new one. I’m starting to wonder if he knows what he’s doing, or possibly if his advice is self serving. 

Any and all wisdom you have to share is appreciated. 

Jerry Sheets
JellyRoll  #890