There is an amazing hose that I came across at one of my favorite industrial surplus places many years ago. It was made by Parker , it said Coast Guard approved on the outside of it, molded into it. It was blue, and the toughest stuff I have ever come across. I could not cut it even with the biggest rod cutters that I have! I thought it was going to destroy my bandsaw blade! I think it had some type of spring tempered stainless braid in it.
Bill Coleman On Tue, Sep 21, 2021, 8:07 AM Dave S via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Good idea on the gauge - I had a project car that required one. > > This is a good reminder to replace the rubber fuel lines with good quality > diesel rated hose and also to verify the hose clamps. Very easy and cheap > preventative maintenance. > > Dave > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Sep 21, 2021, at 7:28 AM, Della Barba, Joe via CnC-List < > cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > > > I had to track down a fuel problem that was driving me nuts. I had random > shutdowns that would randomly fix themselves. I ended up with a fuel > pressure gauge and 2 vacuum gauges, one on each side of the filter. I > noticed the vacuum would increase on BOTH gauges when there was a shutdown, > indicating that the restriction was prior to the filter. > > What it turned out to be was the fuel fill line was coming apart > internally and dropping a lot of rubber bits into the tank. They would get > sucked onto the fuel pickup tube and then fall off later. > > Ever since I have had a fuel pressure gauge visible from the helm. I got > one off FleaBay that has a red warning light in it that comes on below 1 > PSI. Note that a vacuum gauge only tells you if there is a clog, low fuel > pressure for other reasons lie air in the system or a failed pump leave it > sit on 0. > > If memory serves I sent one of my extra vacuum gauges to a member on the > list. I still have one permanently installed. > > > > Joe > > Coquina > > > > *From:* Korbey Hunt via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > *Sent:* Monday, September 20, 2021 5:17 PM > *To:* Stus-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > *Cc:* Korbey Hunt <kampf2...@hotmail.com> > *Subject:* [EXTERNAL] Stus-List Re: Fuel pump problem? > > > > A crew member advised he had an intermitent mystery fuel problem that > turned out to be a blockage in the fuel supply line at the tank. > > > Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with > the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use > PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks > - Stu > > Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with > the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use > PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks > - Stu
Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks - Stu
