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Posted: Sat Oct 09, 2010 12:12 pm
by rbcool
Had the exact problem on a deck boat one time..... was the accelerator pump. I had so much gas in my oil that it smelled flamable.
Posted: Sat Oct 09, 2010 1:52 pm
by rossjo
Accel pump? How? I was suspicous of my accel pump, and have replaced it twice because I thought fuel was bypassing it, but ... its only supposed to work when its pumped up/down.
???
Might get to work on it this week ... finished my dock work this am.
Posted: Sat Oct 16, 2010 4:42 am
by alexander38
Did you fix it yet ? wonderin' minds need to know.
Posted: Sat Oct 16, 2010 9:04 am
by rossjo
Haven't gotten to it yet. Business picked up, as well as fishing and some work on my dock.
Posted: Sat Oct 16, 2010 9:25 am
by alexander38
O man, you have got to prioritize better
Posted: Sat Oct 16, 2010 9:30 am
by prowlersfish
alexander38 wrote:O man, you have got to prioritize better
Well he has been fishing
Posted: Sat Oct 16, 2010 10:56 am
by rossjo
Off to the Georgetown Wooden Boat Show today ...
http://www.woodenboatshow.com/
Pretty cool - they have a boat building competition - 2 guys build a boat in about an hour that they have to take across the harbor and back without sinking to win.
Posted: Sat Oct 16, 2010 12:05 pm
by alexander38
must be how sea-ray gets new models
he was fishin' and ?
Posted: Sat Oct 16, 2010 2:56 pm
by k9th
But was he doing any catching?
Posted: Sun Oct 17, 2010 9:39 am
by rossjo
My neighbor just moved here from Greensboro, so I took him Sheepshead fishing ... his 1st Sheepshead ever was 9#, after 20 minutes ...
Here I am with one of 7 we caught a few evenings ago ...
And a couple of pix from the Georgetown Wooden Boat show ...
Posted: Sun Oct 17, 2010 10:18 am
by k9th
Great pics Rossjo.
Posted: Fri Oct 22, 2010 10:15 am
by alexander38
Well I've got and ideal for you with what's up with your q-jet . A year ago I was going through the corn gas hell. I had a carb that went bad I bought a new one from serria. Well went back in to some post and my captain's log to see what it was doing . And it sounds the same as yours. I jest took the old one apart and found pcs. of hard black rubber in the float and in the needle seat . And I'm ordering a new gasket set for today.
Posted: Fri Oct 22, 2010 10:27 am
by rossjo
I've replaced these twice - no improvement.
I haven't had time to work on it ... but am thinking of swapping th Qjet from my old Vette and see if it works. If not, I'll replace the fuel pump.
Not sure which model fuel pump (mounted on water pump housing/pulley) I have ...
Carter or Airtex ?
Anyone?
Posted: Fri Oct 22, 2010 11:36 am
by alexander38
You might want to change that pump. Had trouble with one and it would over pressurize the bowl. But I can't help you with which you have I've got old school on block bowtie pumps.
Posted: Fri Oct 22, 2010 12:02 pm
by rossjo
I'm 90% sure its Mercruiser
Fuel Pump p/n
861677T
"
7.4LX Bravo MPI Gen VI 1996-97 w/ seawater pump"
http://www.go2marine.com/product.do?no=77339F
which replaces p/n
818383T
which seem to be interchangeable:
http://shop.ebay.com/?_from=R40&_trksid ... Categories
"
New Mercruiser style mechanical fuel pump to mount on seawater pump.
Replaces OEM part# 818383T and 861677T."
But I need to dig a little deeper ...