I just fixed a fuel leak on my engine by replacing the O ring on the secondary filter. I had been having no issues with starting or running the engine, but there was a drip. One thing I do is keep an "oil-sorb" pad under the engine. That does two things; helps me locate any oil drips and stops oil making it into the bilge.
Andy C&C 40 Peregrine On Tue, Aug 1, 2017 at 9:22 AM, robert via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Sailed yesterday, got back to the slip, crack open a beer but smell diesel > fuel in the cabin. Check the bilge and there is about 500 mls of fluid > there......half water and half diesel....I take it out with a sponge, first > in a clear plastic container where you can clearly see two different > liquids then pour it in a plastic bottle to dispose at our recycle depot at > the club. The bottle holds 555 mls and it was almost full so I know how > much diesel there was. Couldn't find the source yesterday. The other day, > I filled the fuel tank, over filled it almost to the deck. Thinking it > may have expanded in the heat but it should have gone overboard from the > overfill hose. Bottom of fuel tank was dry. No loss of engine power so > the fuel line doesn't seem to be leaking. Mystery??? > > Any ideas where I should concentrate on for the source of it? > > Rob Abbott > AZURA > C&C 32 - 84 > Halifax, N.S. > > > _______________________________________________ > > This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you > wish to make a contribution to offset our costs, please go to: > https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > > All Contributions are greatly appreciated! > -- Andrew Burton 61 W Narragansett Ave Newport, RI USA 02840 http://sites.google.com/site/andrewburtonyachtservices/ phone +401 965 5260
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