Yes; I was the other member that Frank is referring to. I now have two of these Gale 12HP motors with the integral tank and the accompanying larger needle/seat in the carburetor.
It does indeed overflow badly from the vent openings with just easy to moderate squeezing of the primer. No real perceptible difference of "firmness" of the ball as the bowl fills. It just starts squirting.
I wonder if OMC/Gale offered a "kit" for converting these to a fuel pump…..or if people just bought the pump and hooked it up. You would surely think that if a "kit" was offered….it would have included a smaller needle/seat. But then it most likely would have starved for fuel if the integral tank was used instead. Especially if the integral tank was nearing empty with the resulting lower flow pressure.
The other thing that these motors exhibit with the integral tank is fuel starvation when the boat is high at the bow…..because the tank’s outlet is near the front of the motor…..and when the angle is up all the gas flows to the back. I think it would have been a lot better design if the fuel outlet on the tank was positioned at the back.
Not the best of design/engineering on these but they run well.
Thanks for all the help folks; I appreciate it. Hopefully this thread will help others in the future when they come across the "super-sized" needle/seat in their 12HP Gale.
Chuck
