Replacing port fuel tank
Liberty44140
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Got in to my engine room the weekend before our planned May 3 launch to smell and then see diesel fuel. Had been 3-4 weeks since I was down there. I spent some time reviewing the fittings and fuel lines and from my view, tank was leaking. But I asked the yard to review and they came back with the same diagnosis, tank leak. Fast forward and new tank is on order. Will be 3/16 instead of oem 1/8. Yard pumped as much fuel out of bad and in to good tank but it’s still slowly bleeding. The big question is why is it leaking, fairly rare for a freshwater diesel tank to leak on a 2007 Cruisers 390 so we don’t know if a weld went bad or a baffle weld pulled through, or if there is corrosion. Can’t see anything.
New tank arrives in 2 weeks and then they will remove cockpit floor, port main engine, and then tank. Yard is doing all work. Diesel tech will come review engine to see if any pro active maintenance is needed while out and we will replace the drip less shaft lip seals while out. I’m planning to replace engine mounts but we will see.
planning to launch by June 14. Luckily less than a gallon has leaked out and of course has been cleaned up.
planning to launch by June 14. Luckily less than a gallon has leaked out and of course has been cleaned up.
07' Cruisers 390 (Previous Rinker's: 06' 342EC & 01' 310FV)
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What kind of tank senders do you have? Ultrasonic, or floats?
Dream 'Inn III -- 2008 400 Express
You can now buy a programmer that installs between the two.
Allows me to run a 2005 Passat gauge cluster in my 87 4 runner with stock sender.
Not appropriate to your situation but might help a future reader who's found sweet gauges but doesn't want new senders
Thanks for the info on the sender's. Good to know if we have any issues getting things working. Will have a Volvo diesel mechanic involved in start up when everything is back in.