[Rhodes22-list] 3 gallon portable gas tank question

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Bob, several thoughts come to mind. First how old is your gas line?  I have a Mercury OB 8 with two six gal gas tanks one under each cockpit bunk. They are connected by gas hose with a switching valve. The gas lines lasted just 4 years with the methanol gas mix we have. Replacing the hose fixed the run out problem.  Then years earlier a hole in the carb float filled with gas shortly after starting the engine and running a few minutes , then at low speeds... engine no more. Carb overhaul with float replacement equaled cure.  Are you sure your gas tank vent is open completely? Have you tested it? This will result in the gasoline starvation and seems the most probable cause.  Hope this helps.... that's all I have to offer on this subject. 
Burt
Golden Snooch R22
Southold, NY


 

 

 

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I have a 3 gallon portable gas tank on my Rhodes that came with my 2014 8
hp
4-stroke Mercury OB. (Purchased new last September.) I've noticed that
even
when I open the little vent on the cap, if I then open the cap, a bunch
of
pressure is released. Is this normal? Seems like the vent should release
any
pressure. 

Yesterday, when I went to start the motor and return to the
marina, I pumped
the primer bulb on the gas line but it never seemed to get
hard. I went
ahead and started the motor fine, but while going slowly through
the marina,
the engine started to run a little rough. I felt like I had to
increase the
gas a little to keep it running. When I neared the slip and had to
slow to
idle speed, the engine died. Fortunately, I was close enough to glide
in
without problem. I opened the cap on the gas tank and again a bunch
of
pressure was released. I started the motor up again without problem
and
disconnected the gas line to let it run dry before leaving it for a week
or
more (as I always do.) The engine ran fine during those few minutes
and
finally died when all the fuel was out of the carburetor. This all makes
me
think the problem is with the gas line, or the tank. Any suggestions? 

Thanks.
Bob



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Bob Weiss
Beach Spring
1998 Rhodes 22 Recycled in
2014
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