Our engine stuttered and quit a while back, of course on a windless day right in the major ferry lane... I finally tracked it down to a loose bleed screw on the Racor. It sounds like your problem may be either air in the line, or gunk in the tank fouling the pickup tube. I have an outboard primer bulb in the fuel line just before the Racor, so pressurizing it is easy, little bubbles coming out somewhere is a clue; the bulb also allows a really fast reprime of the engine. We were under way again in 30 minutes. Alternatively, it might be worthwhile pulling the pickup tube and seeing if the filter on the end is grotty.
Jim Watts Paradigm Shift C&C 35 Mk III Victoria, BC On Tue, 3 Aug 2021 at 20:35, Tom Buscaglia via CnC-List < [email protected]> 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://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks > - Stu
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://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks - Stu
