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Old 11-23-2009, 04:26 AM   #1
Tom.B
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Found a fuel leak...

Hey y'all,

Went down to the boat this weekend to find about a pint or so of fuel in the bilge. After nosing around for a while, I found that it's leaking from the throttle linkage input shaft on the injector pump. It's a slow leak as it took two weeks to lose the noted pint. The mechanic I called wanted to figure out what was behind that shaft before we pulled it out. Smart move. A quick Google search has found that it seems to be a common problem and is due to the new 'low sulfur' fuel mixture and is an easy fix. However, the procedure for that 'easy fix' seems elusive.

Any ideas on what to do or where to find the solution?

It's a 1986-era Perkins 6.354 with a CAV DMP injector pump.

*and as always--- Thank you for yer support.
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