Mainship 40 Trawler Single - Troubleshooting

T
rou
bl
es
h
oot
i
n
g
P
roblem Caus
e
Solution
Fuel over
fl
ows at the
fi
ll plat
e
(
tank not
f
ull
)
Fill
o
r v
e
nt lin
e
b
l
oc
k
ed
C
heck lines.
C
lear obstruction
f
rom
l
ine or strai
g
hten line i
f
kinked
.
W
a
t
e
r
o
r m
o
i
s
t
u
r
e
in
fue
l t
a
n
k
C
ap on deck
f
uel
fi
ll plate not ti
g
h
t
C
ondensation formin
g
on walls o
f
p
artiall
y
fi
lled tan
k
Poor qualit
y
fuel from marina tanks
C
heck cap. Ti
g
hten.
F
ollow remedies for “Condensation”
abo
v
e
. I
f
r
e
m
ed
i
es
fa
il t
o
co
rr
ec
t
p
roblem, fuel tank and lines ma
y
n
eed to be drained and fl ushed. See
y
our dealer
f
or service
.
Diesel en
g
ines. Check fuel/water
s
eparators. Drain i
f
necessar
y
.
Check with
y
our dealer
.
E
n
g
ine cranks but will not star
t
(
fuel s
y
stem
)
L
ac
k
of
fue
l
C
lo
gg
ed fuel fi lter
C
lean
f
uel
fi
lter, check
f
uel level.
Check whether anti-si
p
hon valve, i
f
s
o equipped, is stuck shut
.
Improper startin
g
procedure. Re-
v
i
ew start
i
n
g
proce
d
ures
i
n en
gi
ne
ma
n
ua
l
.
Check and re
p
lace fuel fi lter
.
C
heck
f
uel pump,
f
uel pump
fi
l-
ter,
f
uel
fi
lter, and
f
uel tank line
f
or
c
racked fl an
g
es or restricted fi ttin
g
s.
M
ainship 40 Trawler Sin
g
le & Twin • Fuel S
y
stem
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