Has anyone had any problem with your gas tanks venting right? I get down to just under half full when my engines cut out. I check the fuel pumps and there not getting gas. If i put more gas in the tanks then it will start running again.
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Fuel Pick UP
In most cases when a tank is built with fittings for both main engines and a generator, the suction tube for the engines go right to the bottom of the tank but the generator tube only extends between 1/2 & 3/4 of the way. This is to prevent your generator from using all the your fuel and leaving you stranded.
Could your engine(s) be connected to the wrong suction tube?
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Paul
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Could your engine(s) be connected to the wrong suction tube?
Hope This Helps
Paul
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Thanks for the reply, but I do not have a Gen, I have taken out the pickup tubes from both tanks to make sure that there is gas in them, they
are just uder half full. I have also taken of the connection to the carb and when I start the engine there is no gas coming the fuel pump, but I do feel the pump moving air.
are just uder half full. I have also taken of the connection to the carb and when I start the engine there is no gas coming the fuel pump, but I do feel the pump moving air.
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Thanks for the reply, but I do not have a Gen, I have taken out the pickup tubes from both tanks to make sure that there is gas in them, they
are just under half full. I have also taken off the connection to the carb and when I start the engine there is no gas coming the fuel pump, but I do feel the pump moving air.
are just under half full. I have also taken off the connection to the carb and when I start the engine there is no gas coming the fuel pump, but I do feel the pump moving air.