I had a fuel problem with Kaylarah that dogged me since I bought the boat. The engine would run well for a while and then die. I had all sorts of experts give me all sorts of opinions, but the engine would die. If I left it off for a few hours it would start up fine and then after 15 minutes to an hour later, it would die again. Finally, I discovered the problem. A previous owner had the hose from the tank replaced after (I suspect) the interior wall of the hose started to disintegrate from old age. The particles or rotted rubber got carried forward into the elbow at the input to my Racor filter. As more fuel was sucked into the filter the particle of rubber compressed and eventually starved the filter. When the engine was shut off, the particles decompressed and allowed fuel to flow again (for a while). Then the process would repeat. I discovered the problem by accident when I installed a fuel squeeze bulb in the fuel line between the tank and the Racor filter to simplifying bleeding the air out of the system during the multiple disassemblies to diagnose the problem. I found it difficult to force fuel through the filter with the bulb and discovered the pieces or rotted rubber during disassembly. I cleaned out the elbow and never had trouble again. Good luck.
Gary S/V Kaylarah '90 C&C 37+ East Greenwich, RI, USA ~~~~~~~_/)~~~~~~ On Mon, Mar 23, 2020 at 4:29 PM Charlie Nelson via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Often there is a screen at the bottom of the take-up tube (within the tube > at its opening). This screen can get clogged and you are at empty no matter > what the gauge or "...your lying eyes..." tell you!! > > Charlie Nelson > 1995 C&C 36 XL/kcb > Water Phantom > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Gary Russell via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > To: C&C List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > Cc: Gary Russell <captnga...@gmail.com> > Sent: Mon, Mar 23, 2020 4:04 pm > Subject: Re: Stus-List Fuel Pickup on 37+/40 > > I won't be the first time that a dip tube got perforated due to corrosion. > Gary > S/V Kaylarah > '90 C&C 37+ > East Greenwich, RI, USA > ~~~~~~~_/)~~~~~~ > > > > On Mon, Mar 23, 2020 at 3:21 PM Bruce Whitmore via CnC-List < > cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > Same thing for mine - there is no rubber tube in my tank. > > Any chance your gauge is off? > > Bruce Whitmore > 1994 C&C 37/40+ "Astralis" > Madeira Beach, FL > (847) 404-5092 (mobile) > bwhitm...@sbcglobal.net > > > On Monday, March 23, 2020, 2:59:14 PM EDT, Ken Heaton via CnC-List < > cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > > Ours doesn't have a hose on the bottom of the dip tube, just the metal dip > tube. > > Ken H. > > On Mon, 23 Mar 2020 at 15:50, Tom Buscaglia via CnC-List < > cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > Does anyone know if there is a hose or extension on the fuel pickup on the > 37+/40? My 40G tank started running out at ~25g. One of the guys from the > yard said that some pickups have a length of hose on the lower end. If > there is and it fell of, that would explain it. > > thx > > Tom B > .¤º°`°º¤,¸¸,¤º°`°º¤¤º°`°º¤,¸¸,¤º°`°º¤. > Tom & Lynn Buscaglia > SV Alera > C&C 37+/40 > Vashon Island WA > (206) 463-9200 > www.sv-alera.com > > > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each > and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - > use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each > and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - > use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each > and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - > use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each > and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - > use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each > and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - > use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > >
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