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Originally posted by Justus3

Please recognize that I am relaying information from the mechanic and I am no expert on these matters by a long shot.

I believe he recommended that the mechanical pumps should take over from the electric pumps after start-up. That may just have been his preference and I will double check that.

He also said that if the electrics are running all the time they must be wired to disengage automatically if the engine quits for any reason.

It now appears that a previous owner installed one electric pump because the mechanicals, for some as yet unknown reason, could not supply enough fuel. The boat does not run well at all without the support of the electric pump. I ran it up to 3000 RPM last night with the electric pump off and the port engine sputtered and died. It restared and ran sluggishly at low RPMs.

So I am back to square one as far as the fuel pumps go.

Sigh.

Ron



1978 Carver Santa Cruz 28
Vancouver Island BC

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