FT. LAUDERDALE, FL USA
I am trying to time everything up for the return of the owner sometime next week. It is getting to the point where the big tasks left involve cleaning. I don't want to clean to early, otherwise I will have to do it again before the owner gets here. We will hopefully be ready for sea trial by Wednesday which will be a huge relief. I still don't have the fuel issue completely figured out, but hopefully after we start the engines everything will work itself out. The racors got a complete re-build and appear to be holding fuel just fine, but the fuel lift pump for the starboard engine still won't take a prime. We attempted to put a little oil in the pump housing, hoping that the viscosity would help the pump pick up a prime... no luck. We filled the fuel lines on both the input and output side, getting fuel as close to the pump as possible... no luck. If firing the engine doesn't do anything then I plan on changing out the pump yet again. If that doesn't work then we have big problems as there is obviously a leak in the fuel lines somewhere. It is a good sign however that the racors are staying full.
A couple of videos worth watching:
I think I have maybe posted one of them already but I am not sure.
Enjoy:
Fort Lauderdale...Just another day on the water
Another day at the office
Sound Waves Out
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