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2017 29' RINKER WILL NOT LET ME FILL WITH GAS
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PickleRick
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Is the boat sitting very unlevel? That's the only way I can imagine there would ne fuel in one side of a single baffled fuel tank and not the other.
I had a 60 gallon tank that would only hold 40 on the trailer as she sat bow up. -
Liberty44140
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Was talking to a friend on the dock this weekend and he mentioned that he had the same issue which he just resolved. His issue was that the fill hose leading from the fill to the tank was ran very poorly and went up and down like a horizontal P trap which created a lot of resistance. Once it was ran in a more straight direction, no more fill issues. So make sure your fill hose is pretty direct to the tank.07' Cruisers 390 (Previous Rinker's: 06' 342EC & 01' 310FV)
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Or does it keep bubbling and over filling?
If the second one is the issue you have a breather house issue, needs to be a gradual slope from tank to breather, any dips can hold fuel and cause vent issues. Also bugs or corrosion can block the vent screens where it exits the hull.
A full tank in the winter will swell to an over flowed tank when it warms up. Any dips in the hose can catch that excess fuel.
Have some Permatex pipe dope that is fuel rated on hand and some rags on hand to re install.
If adding fuel is that slow i think you have a vent issue as well as a fuel sending unit issue. Impossible to tell without being there to inspect and test
This is a 290EC? Are you sure it is the fuel tank you are filling, not being rude but I don't know if this is your first time with the boat? I'm confused about the access hole and not seeing fuel at the "back" ?
Yeah sorry didn't mean to offend but figured I should ask since the east tanks are almost 30 gallon. I actually started to unscrew my waste tank cap my first fill up this year then realized oops 😬