Ed
Sailor
Posts: 5
Sea Pro model and year: SV2100 2000
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Post by Ed on Oct 3, 2020 20:44:09 GMT -6
Hello everyone
I have a 2000 SV 2100, the bay type if those aren't the right letters. I have owned it about 5 years pretty much trouble free after rewiring and fuel sender replacement. Currently I am having problems like water in the tank, fuel and smells in the bilge occasionally, and the primer bulb staying collapsed yet running like that - poorly. It would seem that my boat has myriad of symptoms which all don't seem to lead to the same problem yet they seem related. It is a poly tank that I cannot find any obvious breach with the limited view. I have read a lot of the old post about tanks, fuel hoses, and check valves. I am trying to get the stuff together to do a pressure test of the tank and I plan to cut the access hole above the tank fill hole. Tuesday I will get a 12 gallon portable tank to see what that eliminates. Any suggestions are welcome, but I needed to say hello anyway. Ed
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Post by Juan on Oct 4, 2020 6:13:04 GMT -6
Welcome to the forum ed! You got the "SV" letters right. Luckily, I haven't had this problem but based on previous posts on the subject, I'd suspect the vent line. If the problem were just a collapsed primer ball I'd suspect the anti-siphon valve but since there's also water in the tank, I'm betting the problem is within the vent line. Is your fuel vent an external vent on the side of the hull?
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Post by freezerfiller on Oct 4, 2020 18:31:09 GMT -6
Welcome, sounds like a myriad of problems to me. Might be time to replace that fuel bulb, fuel water separator, and antisiphon valve if you haven't done that yet, and look at your fuel vent for any damage. How much fuel is in the tank? Was it ethanol free or regular? The 12 gallon tank sounds like a good start and will tell you if your engine issues are fuel quality/delivery issues or not.
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Ed
Sailor
Posts: 5
Sea Pro model and year: SV2100 2000
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Post by Ed on Oct 4, 2020 20:26:02 GMT -6
Thank you for your response. My vent is inside snap down lid of the fuel port. Ed
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Ed
Sailor
Posts: 5
Sea Pro model and year: SV2100 2000
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Post by Ed on Oct 4, 2020 20:39:45 GMT -6
Thank you for responding. The fuel bulb has been replaced and fuel water separator has been replaced on each occasion that water has been detected. I haven't replaced the anti-siphon yet. The vent is part of the fuel perko fuel port. Until I cut into the boat there isn't any way to see what is going on there. I still lack a few items to do a pressure test of the tank. We live in a remote area and the closest city is Austin and it is pure hell for traffic so I am online shopping for most of the list. I have acquired a section of clear 3/8" tubing so I'll be inserting that between the separator and motor to see if bubbles are present in the fuel stream. I haven't read where anyone has had a leaky poly tank. That seems to have been isolated to the aluminum tanks for the threads that I have located. Ed
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mosquito13
Lieutenant
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Location: the other West Coast
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Post by mosquito13 on Oct 4, 2020 22:29:43 GMT -6
if the remote tank sovles the issue follow above recommendations. you are going to need to empty your tank if you have water in it. get a electric fuel pump from ebay . Hook it to your fuel line and pump out all your gas to jugs. I like racor fuel/water separators with the clear bowl bellow. Gives a good visual if you have water. Cut your access hole then after getting 98% of the fuel out then pay a pro to clean your tank(there is a base fee and a disposal fee) forgoing most of the disposal fee will more then pay for the fuel pump. These folks deal with fuel issues all the time . Besides a clean tank you might gain some wisdom from the tech. doing the job. a lighted USB otoscopes is a great tool on ebay/amazon inexpensive. I would hit all the hoses with new if access able and new hose clamps before I did a pressure test. If you can't see the bubbling from the hose/leak it is kind of a waste of effort.
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Post by Simple Man on Oct 6, 2020 17:49:33 GMT -6
Welcome! Good luck with your fuel woes!
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