Need help on bleeding a Yanmar 2GM

[Rickm505]

The best solutions are the simplest!! Nice diagnosis!!

Rick in Florida

[camaraderie]

John...if yer clogging that much, my guess is NOT bad fuel but a bunch of crap in your tank getting stirred up by being in some rougher water. Suggest that when you haul to get your engine/shaft work done, you also get a fuel polishing to clean it out. In the meantime buy lots of filters!
Also...if you have concerns about fuel...consider getting one of the "baja" type fuel filters from West. They work GREAT and are about 1/5 of the price of the stainless "baja" versions and keep both water and crap out of your tank.

[USCGRET1990]

Originally Posted by PBzeer

Turns out I was bleeding it right, the problem was the filters they sold me as "replacements" were not the right filters. They fit, but didn't allow fuel in. Found a Westerbeke filter on the boat, tried that, and voila. Unfortunately, it only lasted 12 hours, then it clogged. Evidently I got some bad fuel last stop.

Mine also has the priming bulb inline, and it works well.

Hmmm...pump it all out and start over, Amigo...it may be the easiest way to put it all behind you. Even after a "pump out" it may take awhile before you have to stop changing filters.

[christyleigh]

Originally Posted by PBzeer

Unfortunately, it only lasted 12 hours, then it clogged. Evidently I got some bad fuel last stop.

Good Luck John !! Hopefully you didn't stir up too much sludge. I get a sick feeling every time I hear of this happening to someone else. On my self delivery from Annapolis to RI the well baked sludge on the bottom of my 2 - 60 gal tanks stopped me dead every day after the first wave bashing session down the Delaware Bay. I spent $1000 to get the fuel 'polished' by a reputable firm in Portsmouth RI that fall but that only got me through last summer - and I had another mild clog. That's why I spent much time and money setting up a dual 'Filter Boss' system last winter that I can simply flip 2 levers in the event of a clog..... but the real effort was to set up my own polishing system tank A to B, A to A, B to A, or B to B so it will (hopefully) never happen again. There are cheaper ways to do it but the bells and whistles, separate pump, etc... plus Fantastic support from Andy the owner made it worth the 'Investment' to me

[sailhog]

John,
Bust out the keyboard and give us some details of the trip.
Dwight

[PBzeer]

Well, after all the bashing I went through before this, would have thought anything that was going to bust loose would have. Maybe it just took that last bashing coming out of Winyah Bay to finally break it loose. I figured it was the fuel, because the first clogged filter was old and probably should have been replaced sooner. Well, we shall find out.

On the good side, I woudn't have seen Wrightsville Beach if it hadn't happened. Looks like a good place to spend a few days. Not much to say about the trip from Georgetown to here. Two nights without motor. Last night, also being without wind. Otherwise, just sailing along.

Currently at 34 12 43 N 77 48 23 W