Trouble pumping in gas

"Todd Copeland" wrote in
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You might want to check the air vent to the tank to make sure as gas
is beiong pumped in, the air is allowed to escape.Otherwise the air
backs up out of the filler nozzle and this might create enough
pressure for the pump to turn off.

On older Merc I/O's, when the vents are even partially restricted, you
could get a vapor lock.

It sounds pretty stupid, but what you did to solve it was disconnect the
vent from the thru-hull fitment, make sure your gas cap is off, and blow
the vapor out the tank (along with some slight gas spillage so be careful).

I had the same problem with my Bass Tracker Jet. The air vent hose was
squeezed nearly shut just inside the black plastic fill assembly. My dealer
had to remove the fill assembly to grind aluminum away to free up (un-kink)
the hose. It's fine now, fills just like my car. You can E-mail or call me
if have any questions. E-mail me for my phone number. You'll have to clean
up my E-mail address first.


"Dan Hosek" wrote in message
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"Todd Copeland" wrote in
news
You might want to check the air vent to the tank to make sure as gas
is beiong pumped in, the air is allowed to escape.Otherwise the air
backs up out of the filler nozzle and this might create enough
pressure for the pump to turn off.

On older Merc I/O's, when the vents are even partially restricted, you
could get a vapor lock.

It sounds pretty stupid, but what you did to solve it was disconnect the
vent from the thru-hull fitment, make sure your gas cap is off, and blow
the vapor out the tank (along with some slight gas spillage so be
careful).