FranksMerc
Seaman Apprentice
- Joined
- Oct 6, 2003
- Messages
- 34
I have a 1803 Bayliner Trophy, 1994. It has been sitting for awhile, 2 years.
I worked on it last weekend hooking up a remote gas tank to run the engine.
It ran fine, I put the "extra" fuel form the portable tank in the main gas tank and all seemed okay. When leaving I realized I forgot to lock the cabin (cuddy) door. When I opend up the cabin door I smelled a strong odor of gas and actually had some at the bottom of the cabin. (on this boat there is a pipe that runs from the bilge - under the gas tank and floor and then "vents" in the cabin.
Today, I pumpd out the gas, maybe 1/2 gallon and tried to figure out the problem. The gas gauge is reading empty, but I think it may be wrong. I suspect the fuel sender float isn't working and the tank is full. Its hard to tell for sure. I put a lead weight on a line and dropped it down, the line had about 12" wet - but maybe it was laying on the bottom.
My questions to the board are:
1. If the tank was full and the vent line was blocked is there a way for the fuel to get to the bilge? (besides a leak obviously).
2. Is there a relatively easy way to test the tank, some sort of pressure hold test with nitrogen?
3. The fuel sender is so cramped it will be hard to remove without dropping screws etc....
Anyone encounter this typ of thing before?
I worked on it last weekend hooking up a remote gas tank to run the engine.
It ran fine, I put the "extra" fuel form the portable tank in the main gas tank and all seemed okay. When leaving I realized I forgot to lock the cabin (cuddy) door. When I opend up the cabin door I smelled a strong odor of gas and actually had some at the bottom of the cabin. (on this boat there is a pipe that runs from the bilge - under the gas tank and floor and then "vents" in the cabin.
Today, I pumpd out the gas, maybe 1/2 gallon and tried to figure out the problem. The gas gauge is reading empty, but I think it may be wrong. I suspect the fuel sender float isn't working and the tank is full. Its hard to tell for sure. I put a lead weight on a line and dropped it down, the line had about 12" wet - but maybe it was laying on the bottom.
My questions to the board are:
1. If the tank was full and the vent line was blocked is there a way for the fuel to get to the bilge? (besides a leak obviously).
2. Is there a relatively easy way to test the tank, some sort of pressure hold test with nitrogen?
3. The fuel sender is so cramped it will be hard to remove without dropping screws etc....
Anyone encounter this typ of thing before?
