Ashaman074
New Member
Hello,
Well, the weather was nice this past weekend, so I decided to uncover the boat to do some work on it. I noticed right away a strong fuel smell, then noticed dripping from the (open) hull drain plug. Checking it I found it was indeed fuel.
I popped open the engine compartment and found fuel was being forced out of the small zip-tied hose at the bottom of the water vapor separator. I then opened the fuel cap and was greeted with a LOT of bubbling/gurgling; after which the dripping stopped. Lastly, I noticed that the rubber boot surrounding the fuel sending unit was completely off of the fuel tank!
I reattached the rubber boot and tightened down the hose clamp - and there is no leaking going on now. However, it seems as if there was a large buildup of pressure inside the tank; as this would explain what happened. I am guessing that the 40-50 degree rise in temperatures caused this; but it leads me to believe that there is a venting failure somewhere along the line.
Does anyone know right off what SHOULD allow pressure to escape the tank to allow for rising temperatures/pressures? How/where should vapor/pressure escape the system to prevent such a situation?
2000 Challenger 2000
TIA!
Well, the weather was nice this past weekend, so I decided to uncover the boat to do some work on it. I noticed right away a strong fuel smell, then noticed dripping from the (open) hull drain plug. Checking it I found it was indeed fuel.
I popped open the engine compartment and found fuel was being forced out of the small zip-tied hose at the bottom of the water vapor separator. I then opened the fuel cap and was greeted with a LOT of bubbling/gurgling; after which the dripping stopped. Lastly, I noticed that the rubber boot surrounding the fuel sending unit was completely off of the fuel tank!
I reattached the rubber boot and tightened down the hose clamp - and there is no leaking going on now. However, it seems as if there was a large buildup of pressure inside the tank; as this would explain what happened. I am guessing that the 40-50 degree rise in temperatures caused this; but it leads me to believe that there is a venting failure somewhere along the line.
Does anyone know right off what SHOULD allow pressure to escape the tank to allow for rising temperatures/pressures? How/where should vapor/pressure escape the system to prevent such a situation?
2000 Challenger 2000
TIA!
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