| Gas Tanks Not Communicating [message #99906] |
Wed, 15 September 2010 12:26  |
jcurran
Messages: 52
Registered: May 2009
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Folks,
I've got a couple of issues with my fuel system:
First, the forward and aft tanks don't seem to be talking very well. On fill-up, the primary fills and the secondary catches up very slowly - like 20 minutes after I leave the gas station. So this means more fuel stops .
A second problem is that if the coach sits for a week or more, it will not start (fuel does not reach the carb). I have changed and checked the filters. The way I have gotten it started is to disconnect the fuel line at the mechanical pump, blow into it (thinking I am clearing the socks) and then follow that with a hand pump to pull fuel forward out of the tank. Once I have fuel at the front of the coach, I reconnect the line to the pump and we have ignition and normal operation.
Extra info - the lines and pickups are original, AFAIK. Just before I noticed this problem (at the beginning of a 1600-mile roundtrip), I had a fuel burp event from the separator valve in the rear wheel-well during a fill-up. Aside from never getting a true fill-up, the coach ran great.
I'm planning to take down the tanks and work the issues but I wanted to know if anyone had any idea what I was in for so I could be prepared.
Thanks for any help,
Jim
Jim Curran
1976 Palm Beach
Alexandria, OH
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