bamastones
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Just want to put out an important caution to all the 45 yacht owners:
After a nice run in my 2012 45 Yacht, I stopped to get fuel. My fuel-filler cap broke off and sunk to the bottom of the harbor (the cable just snapped off). Since it was about to rain, I ran up to the ships store and got a replacement cap (perko). After another couple hours of running over the next week, I started losing a little power on my port engine (D6-435 IPS). Eventually, i got alarms and had to limp back to port. Got the Volvo tech to come out, they thought it was first a clogged fuel filter, then a bad lift pump (couldn't prime the engine).
In the mean time, I called Formula to order a new cap and that's when I learned that the cap is a special vented cap and we were drawing a vaccuum and couldn't prime the engine. Mechanic opened the cap and the engine stared right up after re-priming. New one is coming in a couple of days. good thing i didn't collapse the tank.
Just want to save someone the expense and pain -- I know that I will not be the last to lose a fuel filler cap.
You learn something new every day!
After a nice run in my 2012 45 Yacht, I stopped to get fuel. My fuel-filler cap broke off and sunk to the bottom of the harbor (the cable just snapped off). Since it was about to rain, I ran up to the ships store and got a replacement cap (perko). After another couple hours of running over the next week, I started losing a little power on my port engine (D6-435 IPS). Eventually, i got alarms and had to limp back to port. Got the Volvo tech to come out, they thought it was first a clogged fuel filter, then a bad lift pump (couldn't prime the engine).
In the mean time, I called Formula to order a new cap and that's when I learned that the cap is a special vented cap and we were drawing a vaccuum and couldn't prime the engine. Mechanic opened the cap and the engine stared right up after re-priming. New one is coming in a couple of days. good thing i didn't collapse the tank.
Just want to save someone the expense and pain -- I know that I will not be the last to lose a fuel filler cap.
You learn something new every day!