Tournament Motor Problem Update
 

For those who were there yesterday know that I limped back to the dock with some motor problems. Ran fine all day then 30 minutes before weigh in at last stop in lng, motor was real hard to put in neutral and wouldn't run well out of idle. Was shaking real bad and wouldn't get going when throttled up. Everyone at Cal Point could smell the gas when I pulled up.

Well today I hooked up the scuppers to flush the engine since I didn't have time yesterday. About 10 seconds after cranking up, gas started pouring out the cowling. I took off the cover and didn't see anything. Started up again and saw gas spewing from a gas line. It appears that a moving part had rubbed a nasty gash in a fuel line. I will replace the line and put some sort of reinforcement around it. I hope this is all the fix I need.

Sounds like a good time to replace all your lines while your in there

Yep, cheap insurance. Especially with all the ethanol issues. I did mine last year

Also make sure they fuel line you use does not have a liner inside the mail line. It will fall apart eventually clogging your fuel system. Mercury's lines are built like that,pure garbage. I use ethanol rated black fuel line from a parts store like oreillys.

Motor was overhauled last year, I would assume the lines were changed then, but was before I got it. All damage was external from parts rubbing on it while throttling. I am going to change them all I'm sure.

On another note, I only fuel it up at the non ethanol station by my house. That stuff sucks.

Corey, does the hose say non ethanol or anything on it??? What color are the hoses??

I have a ethanol test kit and you would be shocked how many advertise non ethanol and it's in there. Better safe than sorry get the ethanol lines.

Not at home to look but hose is for sure black.

Oh yeah, I am still getting ethanol lines.

I though it was against the law to sell ethanol gas with out a sticker on pump.

The place I go is American owned, I trust them.

There should be an A-1 rating stamped on the lines for hoses rated for ethanol. I'd go to a hose and rubber shop to make sure.

A piece of old water hose should be about the right size to protect the fuel line.

TYGON!

Not a fan of tygon .Have you ever had it get hard and brittle ? Maybe we got a bad box of it.