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New Owners: 2003 Carver 396 Aft Cabin MY
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Re: New Owners: 2003 Carver 396 Aft Cabin MY
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Re: New Owners: 2003 Carver 396 Aft Cabin MY
You might also have Oberg filters. They nickname them "UFO" filters because they look like a classic UFO shape... big round disk. You can take them apart and clean them.. they just have a screen in the middle.
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Re: New Owners: 2003 Carver 396 Aft Cabin MY
Right now SB engine is running perfectly. wonder if i should troll over to fuel dock on that engine alone? The fuel dock is not that far.
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Re: New Owners: 2003 Carver 396 Aft Cabin MY
The generator is a mystery. replaced starter solenoid and it still clicks but does not supply 12V to the starter. I am beginning to think someone put wrong model solenoid, and I am replacing the wrong model with the same thing. I can short the two big posts and generator cranks (doesnt start - most likely needs carbs cleaned).
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Re: New Owners: 2003 Carver 396 Aft Cabin MY
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Re: New Owners: 2003 Carver 396 Aft Cabin MY
Anyone has any ideas on how to (legally and safely) extract a fuel tank?
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Re: New Owners: 2003 Carver 396 Aft Cabin MY
mobinakhtar wrote:Source of the post
Anyone has any ideas on how to (legally and safely) extract a fuel tank?
Do you mean extract the actual tank, or just the fuel from the tank??
If you're just trying to get the fuel out, I've purchased an electric fuel pump and connected it to a piece of steel brake line that I was able to lower into the tank via my fill ports (their straight-through shots). If I couldn't go in the fill ports, I would have taken off the fuel sensor and put the line in there. You could use a copper section that might be more flexible too and this allows you to get the end right down into the deepest corner to get the most out. Make sure you put some kind of filter on the intake side of the pump or you'll ruin the pump. And after pumping bad gas with it, run some good gas or you'll also ruin the pump.
Being overly spark-conscious, I grounded everything. I even put the plastic gas can that I was pumping the gas into on a wet towel and clipped a ground wire to that to make sure no static built up.
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Re: New Owners: 2003 Carver 396 Aft Cabin MY
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Re: New Owners: 2003 Carver 396 Aft Cabin MY
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Re: New Owners: 2003 Carver 396 Aft Cabin MY
mobinakhtar wrote:Source of the post awesome. thanks. I will go there on Tuesday again and spend the day. I appreciate your help, Buster.
Anything more to report? Sounds like you have a good handle on everything
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