Hello,
I have a 1978 Carver with twin Crusader 220's in it. Whenever the level in my port fuel tank gets more than about 10 gallons from the top, the port engine is near impossible to start. (have to pull the deck plate and use starter fluid). Once it kicks over it runs fine and restarts without a problem for that day. If I come back a day or two later it will not start again. The other engine has no issues like this. My guess is that the fuel is draining back into the tank and mechanical fuel pump can not get fuel to the carb at cranking speeds. I thought the most easy solution would be to put a check valve in fuel line at the connection to the carburetor. Is this a good or bad idea?
Thank you in advance for your advice,
Alan
I have a 1978 Carver with twin Crusader 220's in it. Whenever the level in my port fuel tank gets more than about 10 gallons from the top, the port engine is near impossible to start. (have to pull the deck plate and use starter fluid). Once it kicks over it runs fine and restarts without a problem for that day. If I come back a day or two later it will not start again. The other engine has no issues like this. My guess is that the fuel is draining back into the tank and mechanical fuel pump can not get fuel to the carb at cranking speeds. I thought the most easy solution would be to put a check valve in fuel line at the connection to the carburetor. Is this a good or bad idea?
Thank you in advance for your advice,
Alan