Daves270
New Member
- Jul 23, 2012
- 9
- Boat Info
- 320 Sundancer 2005
270 Sundancer 1994
- Engines
- Twin Mercruiser 6.2L MPI Horizons
7.4L Mercruiser w/ Bravo II drive
I've been chasing down a fuel problem on my 1994 270 Sundancer.
I determined the source of my problem was air getting in the line from inside the tank at the top of the pickup tube. Naturally, this is in a very inconvenient spot to work on, with the water tank only 4 inches above the fuel tank. Anyway, I removed the pickup by using a pipe wrench, it came loose ok and came out, but when fully removed there was no plastic tube attached as I would have expected. Looking down into the opening using my cell phone camera I could see the plastic tube. There appears to be some stress marks, pitting, and tiny holes near the top of the tube, which verified my problem.
The top of the pickup, essentially a pipe elbow, did not seem to have any place to mount the tube, like a shaft or flange of some sort. The tube seems to be mounted inside the tank, having the same diameter as the pickup opening. Needless to say, this is not what I expected.
Should the tube have been connected to the elbow in some way?
Is the tube removable?
Can this be replaced with a Moeller universal pickup, P/N 033500-12?
Attached are some pics for reference.
Any thoughts greatly appreciated.
I determined the source of my problem was air getting in the line from inside the tank at the top of the pickup tube. Naturally, this is in a very inconvenient spot to work on, with the water tank only 4 inches above the fuel tank. Anyway, I removed the pickup by using a pipe wrench, it came loose ok and came out, but when fully removed there was no plastic tube attached as I would have expected. Looking down into the opening using my cell phone camera I could see the plastic tube. There appears to be some stress marks, pitting, and tiny holes near the top of the tube, which verified my problem.
The top of the pickup, essentially a pipe elbow, did not seem to have any place to mount the tube, like a shaft or flange of some sort. The tube seems to be mounted inside the tank, having the same diameter as the pickup opening. Needless to say, this is not what I expected.
Should the tube have been connected to the elbow in some way?
Is the tube removable?
Can this be replaced with a Moeller universal pickup, P/N 033500-12?
Attached are some pics for reference.
Any thoughts greatly appreciated.