Rivercraft Revival

[steelo]

Nooooooooooooooooooo..........

Must have bought a tear to your eye though to see photos of the old boat.

[steelo]

Met Hemihead and Kim down at Goolwa recently for a long overdue get together.
Shocked at the near flogging I got from Hemi's little ex sprint boat. (with a 6 cylinder no less)
In the car park, they looked like father and son though.
Some photos attached.

[steelo]

Hi Simon.
I've got a feeling there's not many that could.
Especially with 10 or so guests still on board the party boat drinking and dancing. 
Cheers

[steelo]

Dear friends.
I noticed, since the refit, that the fuel gauge would stay on full (right off the dial) for quite a while on startup before moving downwards ever so slowly to settle in at whatever reading the tank was.
Now, over the last couple of outings, unfortunately, the gauge stays on full and doesn't move at all. It does, however, go back to zero when the ignition is turned off.
I only have a sender in the rear 25L primer tank which gets used quite quickly  . Pumping fuel up from the floor tank as required is problematic because I don't know how fast its being filled or how full the rear tank is.
I would appreciate any advice on problem solving this issue.
Cheers.

[wrongway2]

You could re-arrange your tanks so you select which one feeds the engines fuel pump and add a sender to your centre tank.

I am just about to put a rear tank in and will be using a solenoid controlled three way valve from a Series 3 jaguar to switch beteen keel and rear tanks, same circuit will be used to swap the sender inputs to my single fuel guage , same as the jag set up.

senders about $90, Jag solenoid $40 Jagdaim spares Melbourne.

[TuiMan]

Sounds like you have either one of a couple of problems, the fuel sender could be crook, if you earth out the sender wire then the gauge will do what you are describing, I would say either you have a earthing problem at he sender or gauge or you sender is stuffed.
I would do something like wrongway2 is suggesting.

[Nigel]

Dear friends.
I noticed, since the refit, that the fuel gauge would stay on full (right off the dial) for quite a while on startup before moving downwards ever so slowly to settle in at whatever reading the tank was.
Now, over the last couple of outings, unfortunately, the gauge stays on full and doesn't move at all. It does, however, go back to zero when the ignition is turned off.
I only have a sender in the rear 25L primer tank which gets used quite quickly  . Pumping fuel up from the floor tank as required is problematic because I don't know how fast its being filled or how full the rear tank is.
I would appreciate any advice on problem solving this issue.
Cheers.

go back to the old owner for a warranty claim

[Tony777]

go back to the old owner for a warranty claim

 

[Matthewf/Norbert/TuiDog]

check for a wire problem...  run the fuel transfer pump all the time, then the guage will comer off full when you have 25l left

cherck with ted to see if the high pressure pump you have can run without a "head" which your 25 l tank now provides ...  or just fit a new efi pump that can pump without a head (or self prime??)

the system you know have ensures you will never have any priming issues 

the boat came with a full 12/12 warranty (12 feet or 12 seconds whichever comes first)

[TuiMan]

(12 feet or 12 seconds whichever comes first)

Sounds like one of your porno's Matt

[Nigel]

the boat came with a full 12/12 warranty (12 feet or 12 seconds whichever comes first)

lucky that he has only done 11 of each

[steelo]

Thank you for your assistance and advice.
I tried to contact the previous owner to make a warranty claim, (well inside the 24 months initially agreed on  ) but he is a shifty individual and now can't be contacted via phone.
Consumer affairs laugh uncomfortably when I mention his name (which cannot be spoken on this site) and they tell me to find a young priest and and an old priest for some sort of party. 
There may be an earthing problem but I have to pull the tank right out from underneath the back deck.  I don't know if I can switch source tanks because of the fuel return lines. Certainly something to consider though. 25l just doesn't go as far these days.  Maybe the previous car salesman owner will come forward with a warranty cheque.

[TonyT]

Jeepers Steelo, that comment is painting car salesmen in a pretty bad light

[wrongway2]

  I don't know if I can switch source tanks because of the fuel return lines. Certainly something to consider though. 25l just doesn't go as far these days.  :.

It would be getting way to complicated but the Jag twin fuel tank system would work for you, it  has two solenoid controlled three port valves, one set switches over the suction lines between tanks, the other one (smaller dia) swaps over the return lines.

It sounds like your 25 l tank is being used as header tank, you could abandon that useage and implement a swirl pot in a Cav filter (to keep a pressure head on EFI pump), use your priming pump to suck from either tank via a changeover valve, route the return line from the efi system to a spare input on the Cav.

[steelo]

Thanks for that information.
Got to admit, I like the idea of that CAV filter thingy.
I have been thinking of a way to instal one of those fuel metering gauges but the return lines have been a problem.
Can I see a picture somewhere of how one works.
That Jag dual tank switch is good as well.