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    Water in Fuel - Clogged Vent Hose?

    Hey man, thanks for keeping track of my posts and trying to help out. I appreciate it. It looks to me like the hull wall bulkhead fitting is a basic “L” shape. There’s the flange that goes up against the inside wall of the hull and the male threaded portion sticks thru and the outer cap...
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    Water in Fuel - Clogged Vent Hose?

    I took the cover off the floorboard in the center of the boat. There are two hose clamps on the hose and one of them is off to the side and not accessible through the hole. So there’s no way I’m going to be able to get access through the deck on the tank side and blow outward. So I opened the...
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    Water in Fuel - Clogged Vent Hose?

    I recorded a video a few years ago when I had the deck all taken apart to solve some other unrelated issues. Here’s a screen shot of the tube coming onto a 90° elbow at the top of the tank. If there’s a bend in it, it’s obviously up inside the cowling that’s on the side of the hull, which I...
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    Water in Fuel - Clogged Vent Hose?

    The seal on the fill cap looks good. I took off the surge plug and looked at the screen on the other side and it also looks clear. The lid snaps closed and feels like it’s compressing the seal nicely because there is no play in it. Hard to see water getting in here at the level that I’m seeing...
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    Water in Fuel - Clogged Vent Hose?

    Interesting idea on the filler cap seal. I’ll check that out. It’s not a locking cap, just snaps down as I recall. I should have also mentioned that when I unscrewed the screen/cap on the vent line from the outside of the hull, it was clean, like, really clean. I really don’t expect to find...
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    Water in Fuel - Clogged Vent Hose?

    Hey all: I've got a 2002 Tracker Targa that I've had for a few years. Periodically, I seem to have trouble with water in my fuel. I put a separator on it and try to be diligent about emptying it. But this past week we were out on the water on vacation and made a lot of wakes, just cruising...
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    Switching Source for Trolling Motor

    Fair point. Gas engine is connected directly to the crank battery traditionally. Red to +, black to - Regarding the click, yes this makes sense. But when I isolate the connections to the selector switch and change only one variable by removing them, I get the desired result. Going back to...
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    Switching Source for Trolling Motor

    Thanks for getting back. When I turn the key, I get a click from the engine but it doesn’t turn over. When I remove the cables running from the hot terminals to the switch, it starts like gangbusters. What I don’t understand is that the selector tests as an open when it’s supposed to. So in...
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    Switching Source for Trolling Motor

    Hey folks, I live in a subdivision with two lakes. One of the lakes is electric trolling motor only. So we have been out cruising before and then found ourselves with a dead battery, so I had to move the trolling motor connections over to my crank battery for my gas engine. I looked into...
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    Johnson 70EL79R - Idle Adjustment?

    Hey everyone: My first post. We recently bought a pontoon that's in good shape and a perfect starter for my family. It's got a 70HP '79 Johnson outboard on it. It starts pretty well, and it runs really great from everywhere just above idle all the way up to full throttle. However, it...
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