findinghomer
Petty Officer 1st Class
- Joined
- Nov 7, 2009
- Messages
- 271
first of all my boat would not start, as suggested by a member here, i check the fuel tank pickup hose. sure enough it was broken. thing is, somebody patched it about three inches from the fitting, and the patch broke. so im thinking oh no biggie, i just eliminated the three inches and connected the tube at the fitting where the patch once was (so i lost a few inches of hose)..... took boat out, got stranded. starving for fuel
now today after diagnosing it, i found fuel is not gettin picked up, and sent to the engine ( i did put a new primer bulb on it) . BUT if i take the fuel sending unit out, and the pick up fitting off of the tank, pull the hose out and let it dip right in the very back of the tank it (where its visible) picks up fine, and runs great.?? the pick up tube is now about 3 and a half feet long, stuffs way up into the tank under the floor, with a nice angle cut on it. but it seem like gas is not able to get to it when its crammed all the way in up the tank like that. so i guess my question is, how long should the tube be? and wouldnt it be ok for it to be very short and sit down in the fuel right at the back of the tank, (close to the fuel pick up) fitting? or is it supposed to be long, and tucked toward the front of the boat (furthest away from the pick up fitting)? could that angle cut be laying upward inside the tank, causing fuel not to spill into the hose ? think im gettin somewhere just need some expert advice, thanx
ps this is a 125 with a 30 gallon built in tank
now today after diagnosing it, i found fuel is not gettin picked up, and sent to the engine ( i did put a new primer bulb on it) . BUT if i take the fuel sending unit out, and the pick up fitting off of the tank, pull the hose out and let it dip right in the very back of the tank it (where its visible) picks up fine, and runs great.?? the pick up tube is now about 3 and a half feet long, stuffs way up into the tank under the floor, with a nice angle cut on it. but it seem like gas is not able to get to it when its crammed all the way in up the tank like that. so i guess my question is, how long should the tube be? and wouldnt it be ok for it to be very short and sit down in the fuel right at the back of the tank, (close to the fuel pick up) fitting? or is it supposed to be long, and tucked toward the front of the boat (furthest away from the pick up fitting)? could that angle cut be laying upward inside the tank, causing fuel not to spill into the hose ? think im gettin somewhere just need some expert advice, thanx
ps this is a 125 with a 30 gallon built in tank