Taking a look on the outside of the hull and seeing if the vent is even there if it is corroded broken or upside down.
Problems filling boat gas tank.
The first time fuel is introduced to the a fuel tank be aware of the interaction of cold raw fuel vapors replacing air on occasion a vapor pressure can occur producing spit back anomalies.
The fuel tank vent is located on the outside of the boat normally relatively close to the fill port on the gunwale of the boat.
If fuel gets into the water you can get into trouble quickly so you can t continue to boat with a small leak.
The video didn t say a single thing about why we have a hard time filling our gas tanks it was an advertisement for a new tank fill system perko has come up with.
Original equipment manufacturers mechanics and boat dealers as well as the american petroleum institute the steel tank institute and other well intentioned professionals have offered widely differing opinions in the past on whether to leave tanks full or empty during storage but recently they have come to the same conclusion.
Your boat may sit for months in the off season and your car rarely.
A boat s gas tank is different from your car s gas tank.
Then i could fill up just fine.
Since it s not pressurized filling it can be more troublesome.
There s no other way to work out when my tank s full as i have no way of determining how much fuel is in the tank to begin with.
It s already been determined that the issue with a lot of boats is the vent tube not providing adequate vent while filling causing the gas to back up.
The nozzle continually shut down as if the tank were full until a gusher of gas spewed from the vent.
Shortly after i had a new fuel tank installed i discovered a problem a boat gas tank vent problem.
Pressure may be present when opening your deck fill regardless of system type.
A boat fuel tank overflow can be caused by a clog in the vent.
Is the fuel tank vent clogged.
