USMC(ret)
Well-Known Member
- Dec 24, 2023
- 634
- Boat Info
- ‘02 Sundancer 320
- Engines
- 350 Mag MPI MX 6.2L v-drive
So as yall may have seen, I recently bought my boat in Dec & motored her up the FL gulf coast to her new home in AL. No big issues on the trip, Ive had her out once each month so far & the engines have less than 400h TSOH.
The last outing (2 weeks ago), the seawater pump froze & broke the belt. No big deal as it happened as I was going from the fuel slip to park overnight.
Today, I called the service manager & was informed there was 30gal of fuel in my bilge (I keep it in dry stack) from a leaking high pressure fuel pump. He went on to tell me the hatch & engine will have to pulled to get to it & the bilge pumps & transducer will have to be replaced.
Holy crap!
I’m of the mindset that if you can get away without pulling apart things that have no issues, you don’t invite issues that may be induced by putting things back together. I also agree that it’s tight in there & it’s a requirement for a tech to be a contortionist to complete certain tasks.
I was quoted $3k in labor & I assume that includes the service I asked for & repair of the original gripe. My question to those that have been in this game longer than me is: is pulling the engine really necessary? And has anyone else experienced a leaking fuel pump before?
Thanks in advance. Pics of the last outing:
The last outing (2 weeks ago), the seawater pump froze & broke the belt. No big deal as it happened as I was going from the fuel slip to park overnight.
Today, I called the service manager & was informed there was 30gal of fuel in my bilge (I keep it in dry stack) from a leaking high pressure fuel pump. He went on to tell me the hatch & engine will have to pulled to get to it & the bilge pumps & transducer will have to be replaced.
Holy crap!
I’m of the mindset that if you can get away without pulling apart things that have no issues, you don’t invite issues that may be induced by putting things back together. I also agree that it’s tight in there & it’s a requirement for a tech to be a contortionist to complete certain tasks.
I was quoted $3k in labor & I assume that includes the service I asked for & repair of the original gripe. My question to those that have been in this game longer than me is: is pulling the engine really necessary? And has anyone else experienced a leaking fuel pump before?
Thanks in advance. Pics of the last outing: