Gas leak driving me nuts!

Wisteria · 12-04-2007, 08:20 AM

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>So to go over what is wrong: 2001 Hydra-Sports 2796cc. <o

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>Sometimes barely any (just enough to smell)... sometimes a good bit ( half gallon or more). All hoses including fill and vent lines have been replaced. Fuel sending unit and gasket were replaced. Fuel pick up lines were replaced and fittings there are tight and don't leak. Fuel lines to engines are not leaking and neither are the fuel water separators. <o

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>Fuel tank has been pressure tested three times and each time passed. Even left it pressurized for many days but never lost pressure. Pressure tested it with varying amounts of fuel.... It still passed the test.<o

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Any suggestions? Does anyone know any shop that can actually find the problem? Does anyoneknow of a good boatyard that canpull/replace the tank?

Please help! Thanks.

The Maintenance Shoppe · 12-04-2007, 08:41 AM

Add a petrolium based leak detecting dye. and follow the trail back to the source.

Wisteria · 12-04-2007, 09:23 AM

Thanks for the reply.

Do you have a dye product that you recommend in that reguard?

If so, is it available locally? I see lots of petroleum dyes on-line but they all are for hydrolic and lubricating oils. I have yet to see one that stated that it can be used on fuels.

Thanks.

The Maintenance Shoppe · 12-04-2007, 10:06 AM

Oreilly auto parts ask for the high quality petrolium based dye. You will also need a black light if you are having a hard time tracing it. You can get a black light at spencers gifts for about $10. Use more dye than recomended to make it easier. Fuel is a petrolium based product and any dye for petrolium systems will work. I've been using this method for a few years and it has not let me down.

12-04-2007, 08:20 AM	#1
Wisteria Junior Member Cigar Minnow Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 2	Gas leak driving me nuts! <SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #1f5080; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><P style="BACKGROUND: white"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #1f5080; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">I have posted about this in the past and it just never seems to go away.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-comfficeffice" /><o></o><P style="BACKGROUND: white"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #1f5080; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">So to go over what is wrong: 2001 Hydra-Sports 2796cc. <o></o><P style="BACKGROUND: white"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #1f5080; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Gas accumulates in the bilge trough inside the center console while in storage. I know... YIKES!<o></o><P style="BACKGROUND: white"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #1f5080; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Sometimes barely any (just enough to smell)... sometimes a good bit ( half gallon or more). All hoses including fill and vent lines have been replaced. Fuel sending unit and gasket were replaced. Fuel pick up lines were replaced and fittings there are tight and don't leak. Fuel lines to engines are not leaking and neither are the fuel water separators. <o></o><P style="BACKGROUND: white"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #1f5080; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Fuel tank has been pressure tested three times and each time passed. Even left it pressurized for many days but never lost pressure. Pressure tested it with varying amounts of fuel.... It still passed the test.<o></o><P style="BACKGROUND: white"> Any suggestions? Does anyone know any shop that can actually find the problem? Does anyoneknow of a good boatyard that canpull/replace the tank? Please help! Thanks.

12-04-2007, 08:41 AM	#2
The Maintenance Shoppe Senior Member Snapper Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 532	RE: Gas leak driving me nuts! Add a petrolium based leak detecting dye. and follow the trail back to the source. __________________ *The Maintenance Shoppe* Full service boat, pwc, and trailer repair 4048 Creighton Rd Pensacola, FL. 850-221-6789 www.themaintenanceshoppe.com

12-04-2007, 09:23 AM	#3
Wisteria Junior Member Cigar Minnow Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 2	RE: Gas leak driving me nuts! Thanks for the reply. Do you have a dye product that you recommend in that reguard? If so, is it available locally? I see lots of petroleum dyes on-line but they all are for hydrolic and lubricating oils. I have yet to see one that stated that it can be used on fuels. Thanks.

12-04-2007, 10:06 AM	#4
The Maintenance Shoppe Senior Member Snapper Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 532	RE: Gas leak driving me nuts! Oreilly auto parts ask for the high quality petrolium based dye. You will also need a black light if you are having a hard time tracing it. You can get a black light at spencers gifts for about $10. Use more dye than recomended to make it easier. Fuel is a petrolium based product and any dye for petrolium systems will work. I've been using this method for a few years and it has not let me down. __________________ *The Maintenance Shoppe* Full service boat, pwc, and trailer repair 4048 Creighton Rd Pensacola, FL. 850-221-6789 www.themaintenanceshoppe.com

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