I was confused about how to access the fuel tank piping. Luckily the nice security guy came by on his daily morning patrol and told me if was a trivial matter of 4 screws and the whole floor comes off.
Remember that i couldnt blow thru the fuel line, hence the experts agreed it must be blocked. So i took all the various fuel line segments apart, only to discover that there's a backflow valve built into the line, which was why blowing against it didnt work. I took the pickup line and its screen out of the tank and it looked great.
So maybe its the mechanical fuel pump? With fear and trepidation, i actually took it apart. Unfortunately, it looks fine inside. Damn. So i put it back together, fearing i'd only made things worse.
Then i put everything all back together and tried pouring fuel directly into the carb. This had worked (briefly) on the day it died; it would fire but then quit when the manually-added fuel ran out. Today it wouldnt even fire.
I'm imagining renting the slip for a month, trying to sell this non-running boat, then take the ferry or bus back to Washington. End of adventure.
But i tried another mechanic in Prince Rupert. He suggested some things i could try; i'd already tried them. To my great surprise he promised to come out (to me) tomorrow!
2 comments:
OMG mike! i forgot that i could tap into you thru your blog! you've been writing prolifically. i'll try to catch up! xo
Ohhhhh Michael..........we’ll hope the new mechanic has the answer, the time and the parts! Hang in there, you’re half way there.
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