Re: 2 cycle outboard motor external fuel tanks require fuel pumps !

From: SolarFry@aol.com
Date: Wed Mar 22 2000 - 05:30:09 PST


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controlling pressure to prevent over filling, spillage.

I guess you could ad a second hole to fuel tank cap and put a clear plastic
straw there. Once gasonline shows up on straw you know fuel tank is full.
without a second hole to vent you could not get gas into internal fuel tank
anyway.

Best
SF

In a message dated 3/21/00 2:57:00 PM Pacific Standard Time,
preston@gencc.com writes:

<< 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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