Gas Tank Question

kchace · 04-06-2009, 12:19 PM

Some fuel tanks *do* have a screen over the pickup and some do not. Also, depending on your boat, you may or may not have an anti-siphon valve located where the fuel line connects to the tank. The anti-siphon valve is very small and looks pretty much any other hose barb, but inside would have a spring-loaded check ball. In addition to a clogged pickup screen, anti-siphon valves can also cause fuel delivery problems by sticking or becoming clogged with debris.

I have never heard or seen any boat with a fuel pump of any kind inside the tank.

Ken

04-06-2009, 12:19 PM	#5
kchace Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Brookline and Moultonborough NH Posts: 100 Thanks: 4 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Some fuel tanks do have a screen over the pickup and some do not. Also, depending on your boat, you may or may not have an anti-siphon valve located where the fuel line connects to the tank. The anti-siphon valve is very small and looks pretty much any other hose barb, but inside would have a spring-loaded check ball. In addition to a clogged pickup screen, anti-siphon valves can also cause fuel delivery problems by sticking or becoming clogged with debris. I have never heard or seen any boat with a fuel pump of any kind inside the tank. Ken