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My daydream on this topic was to provide a small handpump from my 2 gallon
(ordinary hardware store type plastic) tank on the cockpit floor up to a
modified fuel tank cap on my old 2 hp Suzuki. With a 3/8" or so fuel hose
between. When the motor splutters every hour or so I'll just reach down and
give a few strokes on the hand pump. . .seems like it would be very secure
in rough weather (no leaning over transom) and pretty fool proof. You'd
have to have the original tank cap for the motor too so you could lay it
down in the truck bed on the road. . .Am I missing anything important on
this?
Ken Preston
P-15 #1063, Bainbridge Is. WA
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From: Eric Johnson [mailto:etj@nwlink.com]
Sent: Monday, March 20, 2000 10:46 PM
To: SolarFry@aol.com; wwpotter@tscnet.com
Subject: Re: 2 cycle outboard motor external fuel tanks require fuel
pumps!
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Have you thought of a lightly pressurized tank system? you could put a tire
valve stem on a gas tank, use a small portable bicycle pump to pressure the
tank to a few PSI - that ought to be reasonably safe, easy to fabricate and
use, and give at least as much pressure as the few inches of gravity feed.
If
you want to get really fancy you could add a small pressure gauge so you
don't
overdo it...
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