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A4 starting
Hope everyone had a good easter. Beautiful weather here but could not get to th boat.Previous weekend I got out. The engine started at the slip, motoring no problem. Wind was good to allow sailintg back if needed so we were off.
After 2 hours sailing in 15 -18 with 3' to 4' seas we headed in. I had the fuel valve off while sailing. The engine started and ran for about 5 minutes. It stopped as if i had turned the key off. Just about into the channel coming in with shallows on both sides. Oh crap! The engine resatarted after a a few minutes. I think now that the issue of fuel to the racor and carb is solved but now i think there must be some junk in the bottom of the tank. Previously I had to remove the fuel fill hose from deck to tank to remove the countertop over the tank. In the process I found the hose to be dried and brittle, to the point literally of crumbling as I twisted it to take off. Now I am thinking there must be some of that and/or other debris in the tank that the pickup sucks up. If the engine stops the suction stops and it can fall off once again freeing the pickup. Job for this week is to remove tankl and clean/flush. I am anxious to see what comes out of it. At this point i don't know what else it could be. I may chane the fuel line while I am at it since it is such a pain to get to to do later. More on this later after tI find out what is in the tank other than fuel.
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