My previous boat hadan A4 engine. There was a filter at the end of the pickup tube that was clogged, and it caused the engine to stall because the pump was starved for fuel. You may not have a filter there, but you might have sludge in the bottom of your tank causing the pickup tube to clog. I go many years without changing my fuel filters, and when I do, they are pretty clean. If yours are dirty when you change them, you might want to polish your fuel.
Alan Bergen 35 Mk III Thirsty Rose City YC Portland, OR On Tue, Aug 3, 2021 at 8:35 PM Tom Buscaglia via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > We are off on a two week cruise. Second day running the engine starts to > falter, then stall. I check the Racor, no water. I did replace the fuel > pump last year after we ran out of fuel w the fuel tank half full. But it > seemed to be fine. > > She started and we stopped in a Edmonds to top off the tank, but it only > took 7 g. > > She then ran pretty solid for the next 2 hours with only a few issues. > > I have not changed the fuel filters for about 150 hours over two years. > > I am thinking that either the filters need replacing or the fuel pump just > does not lift the fuel enough. > > Any help is appreciated. > > Tom Buscaglia > S/V Alera > 1990 C&C 37+/40 > Vashon WAec > P 206.463.9200 > C 305.409.3660 > > Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with > the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use > PayPal to send contribution -- > https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.paypal.me/stumurray__;!!LIr3w8kk_Xxm!4zFEfwQQ1ZqSr5CSoMHfxFPAWdBgKr8BJbXv_6dAUcR0qd4UTYvbJuyWN9ulHWarItM$ > Thanks - Stu
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