Tazling
Veteran Member
- Joined
- May 17, 2021
- Messages
- 74
- Vessel Name
- DARXIDE
- Vessel Make
- Grand Banks 32
My ancient 120 is leaking diesel and I'm trying to figure out where it's really coming from... seems like low down on the stbd side (of course, where all the fuel lines are). I've been tying dry rags around various connectors and then watching to see how wet they get, and I now suspect that the source of the leak is a small squat cylindrical thing that I think is the body of the manual lift pump (used for priming) -- it has a little lever on the bottom that looks and feels like a manual priming pump lever.
The leak appears to be from the top of this assembly, where a vertical rigid fuel line enters. I've been peering at it with a bright flashlight and still can't figure out what kind of fitting it is or how to tighten it... a word of advice would be helpful as I am not a mechanic and am always afraid of breaking something on this antique... and then finding out that no replacement part is available
The leak is not catastrophic -- I'm thinking maybe half a litre in maybe 40 hours of motoring -- but it is bad enough that I'm going through engine diapers and there's some puddling in the stainless drip pan under the engine. So I'd like to get it fixed asap because the cleanup is a disgusting job
The leak appears to be from the top of this assembly, where a vertical rigid fuel line enters. I've been peering at it with a bright flashlight and still can't figure out what kind of fitting it is or how to tighten it... a word of advice would be helpful as I am not a mechanic and am always afraid of breaking something on this antique... and then finding out that no replacement part is available
The leak is not catastrophic -- I'm thinking maybe half a litre in maybe 40 hours of motoring -- but it is bad enough that I'm going through engine diapers and there's some puddling in the stainless drip pan under the engine. So I'd like to get it fixed asap because the cleanup is a disgusting job