are your filters in the carb and vst clogged with a powder type substance?
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Bt Doctur
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I have 3 boats with this issue and may have found a solution. This substance is born from water, ethanol, and gas ,it is a super fine powder smaller than 10 microns but larger than 2 microns. cannot be seen in the gas liquid, does not settle out of the liquid gas either , but will stop gas flow in as little as 30 seconds and stall the motor.
First case is a boat that had water in the fuel, sat for 2 years,and then returned to service.all filters replaced and would stall the motor in 36 seconds. carb filter was completely filled with this powder. Filtered the fuel thru a 2 micron diesel filter and found the filtered fuel burned just fine,no clogging of the carb filter. Installed a Racor R12S and will see what happens
The diesel filter I used to strain the fuel used the OMC old style head 1 x 14 thread, same thread as the diesel filter head.under $22.00 this one is a 10 micron even though advertised as a 2 M, The other boat is getting the WIX 33528 2 micron at the tank and with try that approach first before filtering the fuel in the tank
So ,if you are suffering from this same fate, switch to 2 micron filters untill you burn the tank dry and refill with clean fuel. might be 2 or 3 tanks to completely remove this powder substance
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