2005 z20 starboard side fuel tank

[Kenny oakley]

This only happens to the starboard side fuel tank, several times on each tank of gas, I run out of fuel, the primer bulb is soft , so i reprime the motor and it might run out of gas again, or it could be while before it does it again. It never happens to the port side tank , just wondering if anyone has any idea what to look for , I'm going to pull the seats over the weekend

[patcal19]

It sounds like it could be a venting issue but maybe something else.

[Rip Bass]

Might be a number of things. Check for a leak from the selector valve to tank, check the check ball in the elbow on top of the tank,blockage on the stbd tank vent or a problem with the tank pick up tube on the stbd tank. Mine runs out of fuel on a long idle on the stbd tank and I can not find the problem.

[Kenny oakley]

Ok I will pull the seats this weekend and look where the vent hoses are and make sure there are in good condition thanks for the info, and if I find something I will let you know thanks again

[Kenny oakley]

[QUOTE=patcal19;10661196]It sounds like it could be a venting issue but maybe something else.

[Kenny oakley]

Ok that like some good advice when I get the seats pulled I will look some sort of fuel leak,I I will make sure to check valve is working correctly . Thanks for giving me some ideas, I will let you know what I find or don't find

[AHens]

Old fuel lines can collapse from within. They also flake off small pieces of rubber. Might not be visible from the outside. How old is the fuel line?

[Kenny oakley]

Original hoses , they have never been changed ,do you think it would be a good time to change the fuel hoses

[AHens]

If you are going to the trouble of pulling the seat, your halfway there. Better to do it this time of the year than in prime fishing time. $.02

[Kenny oakley]

That's a good idea,I really had no idea the gas hoses fail, im not going back out this year. I might as well take the time and replace the hoses, down time in the spring sucks thanks for the advice,

[Kenny oakley]

Thanks for the tips , I changed all the fuel hoses , the tank I was having problems with ,had a soft spot in the hose , if felt almost like it was covered with a glue, I went over last week and ran it for a bit and no problem with the starboard tank , so I'm thinking it was a fuel hose under the seat that was giving me problems, all the water is hard now so I won't really know till I head down south in Florida, but thanks for the information

[Kenny oakley]

I changed the hoses and I'm sure you were right on the hoses if I knew how to put a picture of the soft section I would thanks again

[AHens]