You shouldn't have to do the injectors, just use the lift pump to get the air past the Racor and and out the top of the fuel filter on the engine and you should be fine. You may even be able to get away with just topping up the Racor after pumping for a bit. If there is a fuel shut off on top of the tank, close it and you may not have to do any bleeding. By the way, I think I can see your boat from my mooring in Brenton Cove. Stop by if you ever have the time.
Andy Peregrine C&C 40 Andrew Burton 61 W Narragansett Newport, RI USA 02840 http://sites.google.com/site/andrewburtonyachtservices/ +401 965-5260 > On Jul 10, 2015, at 12:40, Petar Horvatic via CnC-List > <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > Update: > So half tank gauge reading was about half tank. After another 5Gal jerry can > I was full to the top. So two 5gal cans got me to the top. Tank is 20 > gallons. I did not pull the tube yet. > > Not sure if this matters, but I noticed that my return line form injection > pump Tees into the vent line just before it goes to the tank. I opted to do > this since I didn’t have another hole in the tank. It used to be a gasoline > engine tank. And those don’t have return. > > Heading to block again tonight after work. No wind and seas are lot calmer. > It will be a straight 4h motorsail. > Once I get there, fuel level in the tank will be down enough to pull the > pickup tube and see how low it goes. Does anyone know if I need to bleed the > injectors again after disconnecting the fuel line at the tank to inspect the > pickup tube? My intuition says yes. > > > Petar Horvatic > Sundowner > 76 C&C 38MkII > Newport, RI > > > > > From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Joel > Aronson via CnC-List > Sent: Monday, July 06, 2015 11:29 AM > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Cc: Joel Aronson > Subject: Re: Stus-List westerbeake sucking in air on a half tank > > Peter, > > How low did the gauge read? How much did you think you had before adding the > 5 gallons? What did it read after? Did you top it off and see of the numbers > added up? > I agree it sounds like a plumbing issue with the vent or pickup. I hope your > access to the tank is better than mine! > > Joel > 35/3 > Annapolis > > On Mon, Jul 6, 2015 at 9:36 AM, Petar Horvatic via CnC-List > <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > So if the pickup was blocked, why on both occasions after bleeding(once in > calm water and second time in rough water but after adding 5 more gallons to > the tank) it ran without a problem for hours, 2nd time in the same rough > seas. > > The tank was out (dried out and inspected) over the winter in 2011/2012. So > was the pickup and sender at which time I don’t remember seeing any signs of > corrosion etc. It might be good to mention that prior to 2012, I had atomic > 4 (gasoline) engine. I put westrerbeake in the spring of 2012 after a full > rebuild. I kept the tank. Hoses were all new. My primary is the Racor > 230R Diesel Spin-On Series filter/water separator. I change that and > secondary filter every commissioning. No signs of water whatsoever. Also > fuel that comes out while bleeding is clean. > > > From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Paul > Fountain via CnC-List > Sent: Monday, July 06, 2015 9:18 AM > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Cc: Paul Fountain > Subject: Re: Stus-List westerbeake sucking in air on a half tank > > Or the pickup becomes blocked, and air gets sucked in elsewhere in the fuel > system. > > Paul Fountain > > From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Frederick > G Street via CnC-List > Sent: Monday, July 6, 2015 9:12 AM > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Cc: Frederick G Street > Subject: Re: Stus-List westerbeake sucking in air on a half tank > > Petar — it might be that the fuel pickup tube is corroded, and either doesn’t > drop as far down into the fuel as it should/used to, or you have some pits in > it above the half-tank level that allow air it. Sounds like time to pull and > check it. > > Fred Street -- Minneapolis > S/V Oceanis (1979 C&C Landfall 38) -- Bayfield, WI > > On Jul 6, 2015, at 8:09 AM, Petar Horvatic via CnC-List > <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > Anyone has an idea why this happened twice in a row. > > Two trips to Block island this year and at about the same spot, right where > seas get a little lumpy, and on about half full tank, diesel sucks in air and > dies. First time was pounding into 20-kts (not a good way to travel), second > time with no wind but large confused seas. > The first time I sailed and dropped a hook before bleeding the injectors. > Second time I added 5 gal jerry can and after bleeding injectors in 6 foot > swell got her started without a problem. Ran fine after that in same > conditions. > > I guess I should check to make sure fuel gauge is calibrated, although I’ve > been using it the past 3-4 years. > > > Petar Horvatic > Sundowner > 76 C&C 38MkII > Newport, RI > > > _______________________________________________ > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the bottom > of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > > > > -- > Joel > 301 541 8551 > _______________________________________________ > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the bottom > of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com >
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