hey guys, I pulled my boat out the other day to cut loose some rope that got caught in the impeller rod...well i unplugged the hull plug and let all the water drain out...no problem...well i cut the rope loose and figured since i had the boat on the trailer i would swing by the gas station and fill it up...well when i was backing in my driveway i noticed that fuel was spilling out of the hull plug hole...not a just a little, but a fair amount (it seemed more like fuel and water mixed)...i looked in the bilge/engine area and everything seemed to be fine and the leaking slowed down...so i went to bed and figured i would check in the morning..woke up and there was no leaking...anyone have any idea what it could have been? Maybe over filled the fuel tank? Could I have damaged something when I was cutting the rope loose? (I cut it out from under the boat).
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Hull Plug in back/Fuel leakage?
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First you need to add you seadoo model and year to you avatar for future questions. Chances are since you did mention it was a "boat", that the filler hose or approximate location has a crack in the hose or maybe the clamp is loose. Look at it closely to determine the problem. If you have fuel or fumes in the hull of the boat that bad it will cause an explosion. That's why you should always use the blower to expel those fumes before you start it up. With that much fuel in the hull I wouldn't use the blower either until you correct the problem. A spark from operating the blower might trigger an explosion too.
Karl
Karl
1998 seadoo sporster 1800
You need to add it to you AVATAR, use mine as an example.
Go click the link " User CP", under the link "HOME" at the top of this page. Then on the next page, on the left hand side is "your Control Panel" below that is the link "edit your details" go there and fill in the blanks with your information. Remember to click on "save changes" at the bottom to save it.
Karl
Go click the link " User CP", under the link "HOME" at the top of this page. Then on the next page, on the left hand side is "your Control Panel" below that is the link "edit your details" go there and fill in the blanks with your information. Remember to click on "save changes" at the bottom to save it.
Karl
I checked all lines and clamps and everything seemed to be intact..I wasn't driving rough so I don't think anything could have come undone...never had this issue before so I doubt it's a leak/crack in the fuel tank, especially since there was no leakage today...I marked a line on the tank to see if there is any fuel loss when I get home from work today...any other thoughts? Could I have possibly overfilled the tank? Does that even make sense?
moosehead
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Hard to tell, but per KK's correct red flags, you should definitely keep troubleshooting until you nail this one down.
If you've chased down the filler line, tank, fuel lines and carbs/gaskets, maybe try cleaning the bilge out so the fumes/odors are reduced and see if telltales return?
If you've chased down the filler line, tank, fuel lines and carbs/gaskets, maybe try cleaning the bilge out so the fumes/odors are reduced and see if telltales return?
If you over fill the tank, it will spit it in your face out the filler tube. Did you check the hose clamp on the filler neck of the tank? The fuel came from somewhere. It's better to be safe than sorry if you have an explosion!
Karl
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