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koffeejohn
Member
Username: koffeejohn
Post Number: 9
Registered: 03-2006
| | Posted on Monday, November 02, 2009 - 05:06 pm: | 
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Was going 2o knots with my boat, a single 350, when it just died. There was no gas in the carb. I pumped it and pumped it but no gas came from the jets. I have twin tanks and one was empty but the other was 3/4 full both valves were turned on. I got towed in and haven't been able to look at it yet. Where should I start. |
Robert A. Fierro
Advanced Member
Username: sandkicker
Post Number: 967
Registered: 06-2008
| | Posted on Monday, November 02, 2009 - 06:13 pm: |
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Start with... "both valves were turned on."
You are probably sucking air into the fuel system from the empty tank. Shut the valve to the empty tank off for starters. |
Bt Doctur
Senior Member
Username: bt_doctur
Post Number: 1206
Registered: 06-2006
| | Posted on Monday, November 02, 2009 - 06:29 pm: |
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re-fill the fuel sep (if equipped) ,re-prime the carb bowl. |
gl115
Member
Username: gl115
Post Number: 5
Registered: 11-2009
| | Posted on Tuesday, November 03, 2009 - 07:25 am: |
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makes sense, never had a duel tank set up, but know any air leaking into the fuel system and you got problems, not counting the fuel tank vent. |
Barry Mervyn
Advanced Member
Username: despy
Post Number: 117
Registered: 09-2006
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 04, 2009 - 01:09 am: |
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Fuel pump will definitely pump from the source of less resistance which would be the empty tank. |
chiefalen
Advanced Member
Username: chiefalen
Post Number: 329
Registered: 03-2008
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 04, 2009 - 06:07 am: |
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why 2 valves? Usually it's one valve. With a T. When you fill it up with gas is there 2 fill points? |
