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Duke Free
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Vessel Info: 1989 Wellcraft 215 Eclipse Bowrider, 5.0 Mercruiser
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Fuel tank vent

Postby Duke Free » Thu Nov 02, 2017 6:52 pm

89 Eclipse, 5. 0 motor. with gas cap on, motor quits after a few minutes. take cap off it runs. so vent plugged, right? took it off and cleaned it out===nothing blocking it so vent seems to work. weird! help?
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Duke Free
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Re: Fuel tank vent

Postby Duke Free » Sun Dec 10, 2017 8:42 am

:-) Found solution. I installed an electric fuel pump that was putting out too much pressure. At hi RPMs engine would handle it OK but at idle, fuel was pushing past needle valve and flooding out the engine. Now I just use electric pump to prime engine, then turn it off.
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Re: Fuel tank vent

Postby goodday » Sun Dec 10, 2017 8:50 pm

Sounds dangerous, most boat explosions happen at start up, recommend the right fuel pump set up
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