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Forum: Engines

03-01-2015, 11:17 PM

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Ongoing saga with fuel burn

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Posted By mmwjr

IMO the 5.0 is marginal for this size boat once...

IMO the 5.0 is marginal for this size boat once you add gear and more than four passengers.

Forum: Engines

03-01-2015, 08:51 PM

Replies: 14

Ongoing saga with fuel burn

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Posted By mmwjr

What rpm do you average as 14 GPH seems high for...

What rpm do you average as 14 GPH seems high for a 5.0 as I would expect it to be more like 10 GPH running at 3500 rpm on average.

Also gear and number of passengers come into play.

Your...

Forum: Engines

03-01-2015, 03:54 PM

Replies: 14

Ongoing saga with fuel burn

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Posted By mmwjr

I was thinking the fuel was either being returned...

I was thinking the fuel was either being returned to the tank or recirculated and not going into the engine.

There should be a screen on the tanks pick up tube.

When reading higher fuel flow...

Forum: Engines

03-01-2015, 11:38 AM

Replies: 14

Ongoing saga with fuel burn

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Posted By mmwjr

If debrie in the fuel system is causing your...

If debrie in the fuel system is causing your problem you are not buring extra fuel but instead the regulator is sticking open and flowing a higher volume to fuel that gets returned, the flowscan is...

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