Re: Vintage Single OMC Line Fuel Tank

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April 19, 2018 at 4:02 pm #74328
nj-boatbuilder57
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    Interesting direction this thread is taking.

    Barrel testing my engine last weekend, I noticed that there was pretty significant leakage at the tank/connector union. The tank is an older (mid-’60s) single-line tank in VGC, and the hose is homemade (hose from the NAPA store + bulb & fittings from a Marina). My connectors are NOT genuine OMC parts, but (I think) Sierra.

    (FWIW, no leakage on the engine side…just at the tank)

    Now, it wasn’t a ton of leakage….it’s not like I’m spurting fuel all over, but there is a noticeable wet seepage of gas all over the tank.

    I wonder if a genuine OMC connector would help. Truthfully, I pretty much figured that, packaging aside, they’re all being [sadly] pumped out of the same Chinese factory, and the issue isn’t really branding, as much as it’s the simple lack of QC. Am I wrong?