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Old 08-17-2018, 08:35 AM   #18
High Wire
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Also the racor was full of air.
Should not happen. Air leak on Racor or fuel line from tank. Check Racor gaskets, check underside of lid for cracks, and replace fuel line from tank to Racor. Make sure you use properly sized clamps that do not distort the hose seal.


First thing I noticed no fuel came out when I cut the line.

Does the fuel line come from the tank top or bottom? Your symptoms say top. Fuel line empty. Even blocked off at tank, like your finger over the top end of a straw, some fuel will come out unless empty.



I used the bulb in revers to blow back into the tank quit a bit to check flow. Seemed fine no restriction. I put the bulb back the right way and pumped about a gallon of fuel through the racor with lid off and drain open. Seemed to flush it well.

Proves no longer restricted IF it was.



Seems strange the air would be in the racor and the motor filter, but I guess if the line to the racor from the tank is draining back into the tank it would seem I have an air leak between the racor and the tank right??
Not strange at all for an air leak. Is it uphill from the tank to the Racor? How do you fill it?
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