You are on the money there. Being the new owner, I had to rely on the previous owner for basic set up advice. The 3 tanks each supply it's own motor (the center one for a generator. In the engine room, the valves for the center tank are closed and the other two open. I got to the end of my...
I’ll pull the pickups tomorrow and try to stick the tanks if I can visualize the fuel level.
A gas thief definitely crossed my mind. Seems even more unlikely than both engines dying together with the same problem
I guess if the first time they both failed was because of low fuel (although the broker swears there should have been enough) then the second time because of 2 blocked pickups. Still hard to believe the timing. Thanks for the help. If anything else comes to mind, I’m listening.
No primer bulb. Glass filter I put in to help troubleshoot and because I couldn’t find a replacement for this old girl. I hear something but not sure if it is from the tank or my separator. Mechanical pumps. Someone told me the anti siphon valve can’t be it because the engines were...
Yes, I can pump from a handheld, upstream from the now glass inline filter to the carb. I did trace the line back to a separator and changed that filter. While the fuel line was disconnected, I could blow into and draw back on the line leading to the separator then tank, so I don’t feel any...
1984 Egg Harbor 41 ft dual Crusader gas engines.
Just bought this boat. Survey went well with good sea trial. First day of ownership was a trip to refuel. Both engines died a few minutes apart in my way there. I assumed I ran out of gas because previous owner put only 20 gallons in each tank...
