Desile fuel in main bildge

[marc dupre]

DESILE FUEL BEGAN APPEARING IN THE MAIN BILDGE OF MY HUNTER 40 THIS SPRINGAND I CANNOT LOCATE THE SOURCE .I HAVE CHECKED THE TANK , THE FUEL LINES , THE FUEL FILTERS , OBSERVED THE MOTOR WHILE RUNNING AND NOT RUNNING. THERE IS NO SIGN OF FUEL ON THE HULL FLOOR BETWEEN THE TANK AND BILGE AND THE ENGINE SUMP WHICH IS BETWEEN THE TANK AND THE MAIN BILDGE HAS NO FUEL IN IT. IT IS AS IF THERE IS AN OTHER INACCESIBLE AREA BENEATH THE FLOOR THAT IS HIDING THE SOURCE OR ALLOWING A HIDDEN PATH FOR THE FUEL TO LEAK OUT OF SOME HIDDEN LEAK AND SEAP FOWARD ,BY PASSING THE MOTOR SUMP AND SOMEHOW ENTERING THE MAIN BILDGE. HAS ANYONE OUT THERE SEEN THIS BEFORE?? ANY IDEAS??

 

[R DEUTSCH]

fuel

We had a heating system installed,oil type,and the contractor who installed it did not secure the line from the top of the tank tightly. So when I filled up the fuel would leak out the top a little at a time and when we were sailing and bouncing with a good amount of fuel it would leak out.Check out all of the lines on top