The purpose of the OPPS is to turn off the fuel pump if the engine is not running, thus preventing the pump from forcing fuel into the carb and potentially spilling into the bilge. If I were away my home port and the OPPS malfunctioned, I would bypass it to get home, then fix it. I would not leave it bypassed as this would create a potentially unsafe condition, would certainly void the insurance, and is just an unseamanlike thing to do.
It's such an easy fix- screw out screw in.
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Mark Smith
1977 c&c30 Mk1 hailing from Port Clinton, Ohio
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