Hello all, this is the first new thread on the forum but I've already seen great feedback from all you members so I'm hoping I can get some great advice here too
I started having what I believe are fuel issues a couple weeks ago on my '77 C&C 29. There was old fuel from the previous owner and then I placed some new fuel in the tank but let her sit for about 6 months on 1/8 tank so I thought of condensation. I've bled the fuel line via the Main Passage Plug and changed out the fuel/water separator filter. In doing so I've got the engine running better but in my troubleshooting I created a fuel leak (I also think that this leak helped removed some of the water in the fuel which dumped into my bilge )
I originally thought that the fuel leak was coming from the main passage plug because that gasket was shot but after thoroughly checking that out I have determined that the likely culprit is a copper pipe running from the bottom of the carb to the up to the engine block above the carb via copper elbows. Someone in the marina has mentioned to me that I should remove this part altogether and plug the 2 holes with special plugs that can be installed. He mentioned that this was a bad design and actually causes vacuum issues. Can anyone confirm this for me because I don't want to just start removing parts off the engine that were designed to be on it?
I started having what I believe are fuel issues a couple weeks ago on my '77 C&C 29. There was old fuel from the previous owner and then I placed some new fuel in the tank but let her sit for about 6 months on 1/8 tank so I thought of condensation. I've bled the fuel line via the Main Passage Plug and changed out the fuel/water separator filter. In doing so I've got the engine running better but in my troubleshooting I created a fuel leak (I also think that this leak helped removed some of the water in the fuel which dumped into my bilge )
I originally thought that the fuel leak was coming from the main passage plug because that gasket was shot but after thoroughly checking that out I have determined that the likely culprit is a copper pipe running from the bottom of the carb to the up to the engine block above the carb via copper elbows. Someone in the marina has mentioned to me that I should remove this part altogether and plug the 2 holes with special plugs that can be installed. He mentioned that this was a bad design and actually causes vacuum issues. Can anyone confirm this for me because I don't want to just start removing parts off the engine that were designed to be on it?
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