I recently bought a used Panga Marine 18. I have seen the invoice and it has an 18 gallon tank.
I filled the tank and ran about half a day and engine acted like it was out of gas. Ran rough sputtered stopped and would not crank. I had a spare gallon. Put that in squeezed bulb and engine cranked and got me back to landing. Tried to fill it up but only took 8 gallons.
Back to landing for test . Ran like a top.
How do I evaluate this problem?
thanks in advance
Can you siphon/pump all the gas out at home? If so, you would at least know you are on empty, then can go fill it up.
15’ Ocean Kayak Scupper Pro
Could be a bad squeeze ball, clogged filter or clogged vent line/closed screw vent
A clogged vent line will cause what happened, and when you opened the fill cap to add the gallon, it may have relieved the vacuum… or do you have a screw on the top of your fill cap? That is a vent as well.
Should be able to tell by sight between an 8 and 18 tank, no?
My 6 gallon tank is about 24" L x 14" W x 12" T (guesstimating)
Or, is it hidden from view?
2000 SeaPro 180CC w/ Yammy 115 2 stroke
1966 13’ Boston Whaler w/ Merc 25 4 stroke “Flatty”
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Its under the deck. There is an inspection plate but i have not lifted it. I plan to
Rich Chesser
Panga Marine 18
Gotcha. My bad.
2000 SeaPro 180CC w/ Yammy 115 2 stroke
1966 13’ Boston Whaler w/ Merc 25 4 stroke “Flatty”
www.ralphphillipsinshore.com