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Old 08-11-2022, 03:33 AM
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Agreed a removal and rebuild. Or maybe a replacement is in order. 40-50 years is a pretty good run. When I purchased my boat it had exactly the same problem. Looking back it was a huge fire hazard. The p.o.’s had neglected the engine badly. The fuel side was covered in a thick slurry of grime, oil and gas. Upon removal of the fuel pump it was apparent the sediment bowl had multiple pin-holes as well as a failed gasket. In addition the gaskets in the pump body appeared… not-so-fresh. The pump was basically spraying a mist of gas everywhere whenever it ran. Blower managed the smell pretty well like you describe and somehow it still ran. I ended up removing all from the intake ports and back to the tank then reassembling clean with new gaskets, carb, a Racor filter and finally swapped out the mechanical for the Facet electric pump kit. Entirely pleased. I’ll take anything apart and try to fix it but when it comes to gas, replacing with new seemed reassuring.
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