chipwrecked
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"I have a 1978 f28 trojan that
"I have a 1978 f28 trojan that has twin 318's. purchased last year. when i first took it on its journey to my marina(35mi) i experienced loss of fuel to the starboard eng. i discovered that this boat after sitting for 4 years (which i test drove before driving) had tons of crap in the tanks. i removed the sending units and drained the tanks with a 2" teflon double diaphram pump and flushed them again.the carb has been rebuilt. all filters changed, but after running 2000 rpm's and above for say 5-6 miles the port eng quits. if i remove the water seperator filter and empty(no real foreign matter to speak of) and replace it will run again but maybe not as long. if i run in to marina on 1 eng then fire the other as i approach the dock it will idle to help with docking. after i first did all the repairs i ran the boat 24 mi witout problem and a few times after that. although it was last fall and cooler weather. i have replaced all filters this year again since this has happened but none seemed to be that dirty.is there a possibility that the fuel pump is weak? i have ordered a rebuild kit from then and now because the carter fuel pump that i have is not available anymore. what else should i look for? please help !!!!"
"I have a 1978 f28 trojan that has twin 318's. purchased last year. when i first took it on its journey to my marina(35mi) i experienced loss of fuel to the starboard eng. i discovered that this boat after sitting for 4 years (which i test drove before driving) had tons of crap in the tanks. i removed the sending units and drained the tanks with a 2" teflon double diaphram pump and flushed them again.the carb has been rebuilt. all filters changed, but after running 2000 rpm's and above for say 5-6 miles the port eng quits. if i remove the water seperator filter and empty(no real foreign matter to speak of) and replace it will run again but maybe not as long. if i run in to marina on 1 eng then fire the other as i approach the dock it will idle to help with docking. after i first did all the repairs i ran the boat 24 mi witout problem and a few times after that. although it was last fall and cooler weather. i have replaced all filters this year again since this has happened but none seemed to be that dirty.is there a possibility that the fuel pump is weak? i have ordered a rebuild kit from then and now because the carter fuel pump that i have is not available anymore. what else should i look for? please help !!!!"