Hello!
I have a 2005 Ranger Reata 1850VS with two 2005 Yamaha 4-stroke outboard motors - one is an F150 and the other is an 8-hp kicker. Currently, both are being feed fuel from one main line out of the gas tank that splits via a "Y". The larger diameter fuel hose runs to the F150 and a smaller diameter fuel line runs to the 8hp. Both have priming bulbs.
I would like to install a Yamaha fuel/water seperator. I thought about going staright from the tank to the seperator, then out to both motors. However, I called Yamaha today and received a different piece of advice. I was told to come off the tank, "Y" out to two seperate seperators (one regular and one "mini"), install a check valve after each seperator and then go out to the motors. Is this necessary? Currently, I do not experience any vaccum issues with the "Y" setup that I have now, I assume because of the check valve in the priming bulbs. Maybe feeding both motors off of one seperator would be ok and installin check valves after it might be added insurance?
What do you think?
Thank you!
Andy
I have a 2005 Ranger Reata 1850VS with two 2005 Yamaha 4-stroke outboard motors - one is an F150 and the other is an 8-hp kicker. Currently, both are being feed fuel from one main line out of the gas tank that splits via a "Y". The larger diameter fuel hose runs to the F150 and a smaller diameter fuel line runs to the 8hp. Both have priming bulbs.
I would like to install a Yamaha fuel/water seperator. I thought about going staright from the tank to the seperator, then out to both motors. However, I called Yamaha today and received a different piece of advice. I was told to come off the tank, "Y" out to two seperate seperators (one regular and one "mini"), install a check valve after each seperator and then go out to the motors. Is this necessary? Currently, I do not experience any vaccum issues with the "Y" setup that I have now, I assume because of the check valve in the priming bulbs. Maybe feeding both motors off of one seperator would be ok and installin check valves after it might be added insurance?
What do you think?
Thank you!
Andy