Ladybugs in fuel system
07-19-2019 | 01:03 AM
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Ladybugs in fuel system
So I have a 01 Fastech 382. Had been sitting for a year I tuned it up. Ran great first time out. Second time out one motor was losing power randomly. Someone said fuel issue; I touched base with the previous owner and he said check the filters he had an issue with ladybugs in there before. Did so and boom both filters were plugged with them. Put new ones in and she ran great for a few more times for a handful of hours. Now one motor doesn’t want to climb above 2500 if it does it’s very slowly. What can I do myself to make sure there is no more lady bugs aside from changing the filters again. What is within reach that I can remove or check for blockage? Without draining the entire fuel tank. Boat has 454s. Thank you ahead of time. Open to all suggestions.
07-19-2019 | 05:48 AM
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If there are ladybugs (Often can be spiders), chances are they entered through the fuel vent (Sceen-less or broken screen) on the side of your hull. If you have that much of a problem where they clogged your filters, the system including your tank has to be at minimum inspected and/or cleaned right out and the vent replaced after blowing the vent line out from the tank....You will not believe how many of the things will be in there..Having debris will only foul everything in the system (fuel lines and pumps, carb/injectors) as they are meant for clean gas and not solids
07-19-2019 | 06:16 AM
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The fitting into the tank is a hard 90*. This is the tightest point before the filter. I would check here for ladybugs. Used a gas caddy with a wasp nest in the spout and this is where the clog happened when it finally got sucked up. Good luck
07-19-2019 | 09:29 AM
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fuel vent - or when one works on the fuel system - I use spark plugs as a cork for all open fuel lines and varies caps when working on the fuel system
Years ago I bit ched about the the spin on water fuel sep filters not being wrapped sitting in the box brand new. . Can not tell you how many times I seen some sort of insect in the box or in the filter from being non wrapped over those years. Many manus today wrap the filter completely or at least wrap the open end of the filter. I feel the same about oil filters new in the box sitting on the shelf ( the filter being unwrapped) its an open entry for whatever .
Years ago I bit ched about the the spin on water fuel sep filters not being wrapped sitting in the box brand new. . Can not tell you how many times I seen some sort of insect in the box or in the filter from being non wrapped over those years. Many manus today wrap the filter completely or at least wrap the open end of the filter. I feel the same about oil filters new in the box sitting on the shelf ( the filter being unwrapped) its an open entry for whatever .
07-19-2019 | 11:39 AM
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If there are ladybugs (Often can be spiders), chances are they entered through the fuel vent (Sceen-less or broken screen) on the side of your hull. If you have that much of a problem where they clogged your filters, the system including your tank has to be at minimum inspected and/or cleaned right out and the vent replaced after blowing the vent line out from the tank....You will not believe how many of the things will be in there..Having debris will only foul everything in the system (fuel lines and pumps, carb/injectors) as they are meant for clean gas and not solids
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07-19-2019 | 02:57 PM
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fuel vent - or when one works on the fuel system - I use spark plugs as a cork for all open fuel lines and varies caps when working on the fuel system
Years ago I bit ched about the the spin on water fuel sep filters not being wrapped sitting in the box brand new. . Can not tell you how many times I seen some sort of insect in the box or in the filter from being non wrapped over those years. Many manus today wrap the filter completely or at least wrap the open end of the filter. I feel the same about oil filters new in the box sitting on the shelf ( the filter being unwrapped) its an open entry for whatever .
Years ago I bit ched about the the spin on water fuel sep filters not being wrapped sitting in the box brand new. . Can not tell you how many times I seen some sort of insect in the box or in the filter from being non wrapped over those years. Many manus today wrap the filter completely or at least wrap the open end of the filter. I feel the same about oil filters new in the box sitting on the shelf ( the filter being unwrapped) its an open entry for whatever .
07-19-2019 | 07:01 PM
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07-22-2019 | 04:18 PM
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Is there anything else that might be causing this motor to slack or not get fuel that I should look into? It ran amazing on the test ride and every time when I bought it; I mess with something fuel it’ll help it. Could it be timing? Injectors? Motor was rebuilt bottom to top 100 hours ago.
