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    Fuel delivery head scratcher

    You are on the money there. Being the new owner, I had to rely on the previous owner for basic set up advice. The 3 tanks each supply it's own motor (the center one for a generator. In the engine room, the valves for the center tank are closed and the other two open. I got to the end of my...
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    Fuel delivery head scratcher

    I’ll pull the pickups tomorrow and try to stick the tanks if I can visualize the fuel level. A gas thief definitely crossed my mind. Seems even more unlikely than both engines dying together with the same problem
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    Fuel delivery head scratcher

    I guess if the first time they both failed was because of low fuel (although the broker swears there should have been enough) then the second time because of 2 blocked pickups. Still hard to believe the timing. Thanks for the help. If anything else comes to mind, I’m listening.
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    Fuel delivery head scratcher

    I opened all tanks to vent. That didn’t make a difference. I used a one gallon gas tank and got that to pump.
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    Fuel delivery head scratcher

    No primer bulb. Glass filter I put in to help troubleshoot and because I couldn’t find a replacement for this old girl. I hear something but not sure if it is from the tank or my separator. Mechanical pumps. Someone told me the anti siphon valve can’t be it because the engines were...
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    Fuel delivery head scratcher

    Yes, I can pump from a handheld, upstream from the now glass inline filter to the carb. I did trace the line back to a separator and changed that filter. While the fuel line was disconnected, I could blow into and draw back on the line leading to the separator then tank, so I don’t feel any...
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    Fuel delivery head scratcher

    1984 Egg Harbor 41 ft dual Crusader gas engines. Just bought this boat. Survey went well with good sea trial. First day of ownership was a trip to refuel. Both engines died a few minutes apart in my way there. I assumed I ran out of gas because previous owner put only 20 gallons in each tank...
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