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Genset running out of fuel
- MyPleasure
- First Mate
- Posts: 113
- Joined: October 18th, 2022, 7:08 pm
- Vessel Info: 1992 Carver 36 aft cabin with Volvo 740b engines. Westerbeke 5kw generator. Bought the boat in Portland Oregon in June, and a friend and I brought it up to Sidney, BC. Great trip!
- Location: Victoria
- Has thanked: 2 times
- Been thanked: 19 times
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Re: Genset running out of fuel
Yes there is a Fuel/water separator in the generator fuel line which I replace at least once a year, and I put a new fuel pump on earlier this year. The new pump sounds just like the old fuel pump, so I’ll keep the old pump for a spare.
It’s funny that the generator will sometimes shut down from lack of fuel, then other days in will run and not ship up down at all?
After I cleaned the anti siphon valves, I blew them out with an air compressor. They made a fluttering sound when I did this, but I don’t know if that’s normal or not?
1st Carver 1987 32 Aft Cabin
2nd Carver 1989 4207 Aft Cabin
3rd Carver 1995 350 Voyager
4th (current) 1992 36 Carver Aft Cabin
- MyPleasure
- First Mate
- Posts: 113
- Joined: October 18th, 2022, 7:08 pm
- Vessel Info: 1992 Carver 36 aft cabin with Volvo 740b engines. Westerbeke 5kw generator. Bought the boat in Portland Oregon in June, and a friend and I brought it up to Sidney, BC. Great trip!
- Location: Victoria
- Has thanked: 2 times
- Been thanked: 19 times
- Contact:
Re: Genset running out of fuel
1st Carver 1987 32 Aft Cabin
2nd Carver 1989 4207 Aft Cabin
3rd Carver 1995 350 Voyager
4th (current) 1992 36 Carver Aft Cabin
- MyPleasure
- First Mate
- Posts: 113
- Joined: October 18th, 2022, 7:08 pm
- Vessel Info: 1992 Carver 36 aft cabin with Volvo 740b engines. Westerbeke 5kw generator. Bought the boat in Portland Oregon in June, and a friend and I brought it up to Sidney, BC. Great trip!
- Location: Victoria
- Has thanked: 2 times
- Been thanked: 19 times
- Contact:
Re: Genset running out of fuel
1st Carver 1987 32 Aft Cabin
2nd Carver 1989 4207 Aft Cabin
3rd Carver 1995 350 Voyager
4th (current) 1992 36 Carver Aft Cabin
- MyPleasure
- First Mate
- Posts: 113
- Joined: October 18th, 2022, 7:08 pm
- Vessel Info: 1992 Carver 36 aft cabin with Volvo 740b engines. Westerbeke 5kw generator. Bought the boat in Portland Oregon in June, and a friend and I brought it up to Sidney, BC. Great trip!
- Location: Victoria
- Has thanked: 2 times
- Been thanked: 19 times
- Contact:
Re: Genset running out of fuel
1st Carver 1987 32 Aft Cabin
2nd Carver 1989 4207 Aft Cabin
3rd Carver 1995 350 Voyager
4th (current) 1992 36 Carver Aft Cabin
- MyPleasure
- First Mate
- Posts: 113
- Joined: October 18th, 2022, 7:08 pm
- Vessel Info: 1992 Carver 36 aft cabin with Volvo 740b engines. Westerbeke 5kw generator. Bought the boat in Portland Oregon in June, and a friend and I brought it up to Sidney, BC. Great trip!
- Location: Victoria
- Has thanked: 2 times
- Been thanked: 19 times
- Contact:
Re: Genset running out of fuel
That might have been our last trip for this year, so I’ll try running the generator for 30 minutes or so this weekend when I go to the boat.
1st Carver 1987 32 Aft Cabin
2nd Carver 1989 4207 Aft Cabin
3rd Carver 1995 350 Voyager
4th (current) 1992 36 Carver Aft Cabin
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