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Thread subject: Whaler Central - Boston Whaler Boat Information and Photos :: gas tank problem

Posted by DeltavilleWhaler on 04/17/13 - 5:36 PM

I have a 17' Custom. I ordered a Moeller 19 gallon tank and installation kit to put in the center console, to free up floor space. I put the stainless steel, filler on the side of the console along with the vent and hooked it up. Tonight I went to the gas station and attempted to fill it up. More gas ran out of the filler than went in. Any ideas what the problem could be?

Edited by Tom W Clark on 04/18/13 - 9:52 AM

Posted by aeriksen on 04/17/13 - 5:52 PM

If I had to guess I would say there might be a problem with the vent line. You need to displace the air with gas and the air doesn't to be moving fast enough. Check the vent line for kinks. Just shooting from the hip with the info provided.

Posted by wing15601 on 04/17/13 - 6:19 PM

Also the vent line needs a loop in it which is higher than the vent fitting.

Posted by Bake on 04/18/13 - 4:58 AM

Is the neck a angled or straight? Is the filler on the side or top of the console. Not to make it sound too simple but you have to be putting gas in faster than it can get into the tank. Is the fill going straight into the top or is it flat? I suppose what I am getting to is question the size and bends of your fill hose.

Posted by BillDemers on 04/18/13 - 9:45 AM

wing15601 wrote:
Also the vent line needs a loop in it which is higher than the vent fitting.

Is the loop to help prevent possible water getting in through the vent fitting?

Posted by aeriksen on 04/18/13 - 9:48 AM

Yes, that is the purpose of the loop in the line.