Fuel filter change

[Wind Dawg]

You don't have to bleed the fuel lines after you change the 2ndary fuel filter on a Yanmar 2GM-F, do you?Thank you in advance,WD

 

[seadaddler]

No

If you fill the filter with fuel before putting it back on you should not need to bleed either filterthat's what I have done and never needed to bleed.Don't forget to turn off the tank shutoff value and turn back on.What boat model and year do you have.Nick

 

[Landsend]

I always bleed mine.

if it doesn't start you need to bleed it.

 

[dick12062]

fuel shut off

after reading this i began to wonder if anyone can tell me where to find the fuel shut off on a 340??thanks

 

[seadaddler]

On Fuel tank

My shutoff was on the fuel tank just as it comesout of the fuel tank.Nick

 

[Dan Johnson]

As Seadaddler said...

it is required to be at the fuel tank pick-up point.

 

[Wind Dawg]

Thank you for the replies. Sorry for the late response, but this is the first chance I've had to respond. I have a H-31. Why do you have to shut off the fuel valve?Do you mean the stop engine cable on the instrument panel? I'm guessing not by Seadaddler and Dan Johnson's responses. If it is on the tank, I guess I'll be jumping in my cockpit locker. Thanks,WD

 

[Dan Johnson]

Dawg...

the engine shut off wouldn't stop fuel from flowing if a fuel line hose cracked or a connector developed a leak. Hence a small metal valve lever that looks like a pointer where the fuel line connects the tank to the engine (the one without the valve is the return line). Turning the lever 90 degrees to the fuel line cuts off the fuel.

 

[Wind Dawg]

Dan

Thank you for the information Dan.I will probably be taking on this task either tomorrow or Saturday.WD