Petedacook
Seaman Apprentice
- Joined
- Jul 20, 2015
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- 44
Hello- I have a Tohatsu M70A2 late 80's motor. It runs good but I have a problem with a fuel line.
Took the boat out and ran out of fuel in the first tank. We''s call this tank A. I switched to the second tank (we'll call this tank B), pumped the bulb until hard. Started the motor and it would stop after the fuel in the carb bowls depleted. I went through this cycle a few times. Eventually I poured the gas from tank B into tank A and solved the problem. The fuel pumped from the tank to the carbs without a problem.
I figured the tank was the problem, so I bought a new tank. I took the fuel line from tank B and put it on this new tank. Today, after I ran out of fuel in tank A, I hooked up the new tank, and had the same problem. Once the fuel in the carb bowls had depleted it would cut off unless I pumped more fuel using the bulb.
What would cause this phenomenon? Has anyone else experienced this?
Took the boat out and ran out of fuel in the first tank. We''s call this tank A. I switched to the second tank (we'll call this tank B), pumped the bulb until hard. Started the motor and it would stop after the fuel in the carb bowls depleted. I went through this cycle a few times. Eventually I poured the gas from tank B into tank A and solved the problem. The fuel pumped from the tank to the carbs without a problem.
I figured the tank was the problem, so I bought a new tank. I took the fuel line from tank B and put it on this new tank. Today, after I ran out of fuel in tank A, I hooked up the new tank, and had the same problem. Once the fuel in the carb bowls had depleted it would cut off unless I pumped more fuel using the bulb.
What would cause this phenomenon? Has anyone else experienced this?