Hi pressure fuel pump leak

[Bill Curtis]

OOffff

 

[Scott215]

I can't believe people would butch something like that 30 gallons of gas is a ton of fumes that's a big explosion I'm so glad nobody got hurt

 

[Yendor]

That is absolutely incredible. No one that has a remote clue about the potential of that idiocy could deny the cause and effect of the previously mentioned "clean living" theory! No need to expand on what may have happened.

Did you have it surveyed at some point before you took delivery and headed home? Not to fuel a non-existent fire, but if I'd paid for a survey prior to purchase that didn't expose such buffoonery, I would be inclined to send that guy a nasty gram and let him know that he benefited from your clean living.

With that having been said, and since I did not have mine surveyed, I reckon I will be doing a little spelunking and confirm that same idiot's brother didn't work on mine before I acquired it last summer.

 

[PlayDate]

I did a quick check and can't find the bracket anywhere .....including ebay.

I don't think it will be difficult to fabricate something but they need to do some cleanup on it to sort out if there are any other issues. That version of Cool Fuel relies on a copper tube filled with raw water to have contact with the fuel pump to cool it. You can see the copper tube in the photo and the bracket that is supposed to hold both in place.....and in contact with one another. The plate is missing a nut. That plus the zip ties means minimal heat transfer was taking place.

Just another benefit of a life well lived.


Honestly......I just don't understand why someone would use zip ties on this. Clearly they replaced the fuel pump and lost a nut on the tension plate which is made of brass. I'll speculate that the bracket is just rusted beyond redemption that holds the whole assembly to the block.

 

[USMC(ret)]

Did you have it surveyed at some point before you took delivery and headed home?

I did. I may reach out to the broker to ask what shop did the overhaul & who did the installation. Even though the engines have < 400h, it was done 5 years ago & likely the reason it was on the market (not much use anymore).

If anything, I’d share this story with those folks, but if this was done on my boat, it’s likely whoever did it has f’d around & done something similar & is now either seeking other employment or currently asking folks if “they want fries with that.”

I did a quick check and can't find the bracket anywhere .....including ebay.

I don't think it will be difficult to fabricate something but they need to do some cleanup on it to sort out if there are any other issues. That version of Cool Fuel relies on a copper tube filled with raw water to have contact with the fuel pump to cool it. You can see the copper tube in the photo and the bracket that is supposed to hold both in place.....and in contact with one another. The plate is missing a nut. That plus the zip ties means minimal heat transfer was taking place.

Just another benefit of a life well lived.


Honestly......I just don't understand why someone would use zip ties on this. Clearly they replaced the fuel pump and lost a nut on the tension plate which is made of brass. I'll speculate that the bracket is just rusted beyond redemption that holds the whole assembly to the block.

Marineengine has one for $30.50 from Mercury.

 

[Jimmy Buoy]

I did. I may reach out to the broker to ask what shop did the overhaul & who did the installation. Even though the engines have < 400h, it was done 5 years ago & likely the reason it was on the market (not much use anymore).

If anything, I’d share this story with those folks, but if this was done on my boat, it’s likely whoever did it has f’d around & done something similar & is now either seeking other employment or currently asking folks if “they want fries with that.”

Marineengine has one for $30.50 from Mercury.

This is unbelievably dumb, thinking that a zip tie would be adequate to hold this pump onto the o-ring fitting under pressure. I also question Merc's method of securing the pump. It appears to be held in place by the unit's plastic cover that is only connected to the backing plate with plastic snaps? Really??

Might be worth making some kind of mount out of aluminum or stainless that will secure the pump more adequately. Good luck with her!

 

[USMC(ret)]

Looking into the shop that did the overhaul & installation - anybody here in Miami? Specifically Key Biscayne; Rickenbacker Marina?