Motoring this summer in Puget Sound (after having primary engine mounted fuel filter but not the racor replaced) had my engine stop after 45 minutes to an hour. After tow back to the dock the servicing company returned to the boat changed out the racor and attempted to get the engine started to no avail and then checking for fuel in the line and seeing no fuel come in the line from the fuel pump with the key on and engine turning over "discovered that there was no fuel in the tank". Believing the gauge to be in error and in a rush I procured
5 gallons of diesel and poured this into the tank and shortly there after the engine with bleeding of the line started.
Turned out that there was actually 3/4 of a tank actually . Service company then said this must be related to some outflow problem from and within the tank that would cause the tanl to disperse only the first 1/4 of a tank and then stop when the tank got to 3/4 full. I have no understanding of how that could occur and am thinking that the service tech had just forget to open on the fuel line before attempting to start the engine the first time.... any ideas of what could be a problem with the tank? How it would only empty to 3/4 full then stop outflow?
5 gallons of diesel and poured this into the tank and shortly there after the engine with bleeding of the line started.
Turned out that there was actually 3/4 of a tank actually . Service company then said this must be related to some outflow problem from and within the tank that would cause the tanl to disperse only the first 1/4 of a tank and then stop when the tank got to 3/4 full. I have no understanding of how that could occur and am thinking that the service tech had just forget to open on the fuel line before attempting to start the engine the first time.... any ideas of what could be a problem with the tank? How it would only empty to 3/4 full then stop outflow?