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Glastron GS 229, cant fill fuel tank
Does any one on here own one of these boats. I cant seem to fill my 47 gal
tank over 30 gal. The dealer has informed me that Glastron knows about the problem but has no fix. I find this ridiculous but has anyone else heard of this or has this problem? -- Brett "Id rather be in the boat with a drink on the rocks THAN in the drink with a boat on the rocks" |
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Glastron GS 229, cant fill fuel tank
If indeed it is a 47 gallon tank then there are a couple of possibilities.
1. The vent is located below the top of the tank 2. The fill is located below the top of the tank 3. The boat is setting at such an angle that either the fill or vent is below the highest point on the tank. If this is not it, then the tank either has something inside it or is not a 47 gal tank. -- Tony My boats and autos - http://t.thomas.home.mchsi.com "alpine cooling" wrote in message news:Ln4kb.579847$Oz4.558954@rwcrnsc54... Does any one on here own one of these boats. I cant seem to fill my 47 gal tank over 30 gal. The dealer has informed me that Glastron knows about the problem but has no fix. I find this ridiculous but has anyone else heard of this or has this problem? -- Brett "Id rather be in the boat with a drink on the rocks THAN in the drink with a boat on the rocks" |
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Glastron GS 229, cant fill fuel tank
Thanks Tony, It is stamped as a 47 gal. it has a rear vent and fill,
Glastron states to "remove your trailer from vehicle and lower bow as far as you can then fill" complete bull**** if you ask me. I asked about when it is in the water and sitting stern heavy and was told " move your passengers to the bow" . This is from Glastron. "Tony Thomas" wrote in message news:cSakb.817011$uu5.143315@sccrnsc04... If indeed it is a 47 gallon tank then there are a couple of possibilities. 1. The vent is located below the top of the tank 2. The fill is located below the top of the tank 3. The boat is setting at such an angle that either the fill or vent is below the highest point on the tank. If this is not it, then the tank either has something inside it or is not a 47 gal tank. -- Tony My boats and autos - http://t.thomas.home.mchsi.com "alpine cooling" wrote in message news:Ln4kb.579847$Oz4.558954@rwcrnsc54... Does any one on here own one of these boats. I cant seem to fill my 47 gal tank over 30 gal. The dealer has informed me that Glastron knows about the problem but has no fix. I find this ridiculous but has anyone else heard of this or has this problem? -- Brett "Id rather be in the boat with a drink on the rocks THAN in the drink with a boat on the rocks" |
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Glastron GS 229, cant fill fuel tank
I have the same problem with the 55 gal tank in my MaXum.
Same rear fill/vent arrangement. If your problem is fuel spurting out the vent at 30 gal, the resolution is to fill the tank *very* slowly. If I do this, I can get about max capacity. If I fill it fast, about 35 gal before the vent spurts. The problem is the fuel sloshes back and forth in the tank during filling, causing premature vent surges. If you fill slowly, the problem is minimized. JR alpine cooling wrote: Does any one on here own one of these boats. I cant seem to fill my 47 gal tank over 30 gal. The dealer has informed me that Glastron knows about the problem but has no fix. I find this ridiculous but has anyone else heard of this or has this problem? -- Brett "Id rather be in the boat with a drink on the rocks THAN in the drink with a boat on the rocks" -- Remove X to reply -------------------------------------------------------------- Home Page: http://www.seanet.com/~jasonrnorth |
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Glastron GS 229, cant fill fuel tank
Sounds like the vent line is too low and they know it.
As another suggested fill slow and see what happens. On my bayliner I always filled it w/ the pump set on the lowest notch. If you filled fast, it would splash back out and all over everything before the pump could kick off. -- Tony My boats and autos - http://t.thomas.home.mchsi.com "alpine cooling" wrote in message news6kkb.173715$%h1.166539@sccrnsc02... Thanks Tony, It is stamped as a 47 gal. it has a rear vent and fill, Glastron states to "remove your trailer from vehicle and lower bow as far as you can then fill" complete bull**** if you ask me. I asked about when it is in the water and sitting stern heavy and was told " move your passengers to the bow" . This is from Glastron. "Tony Thomas" wrote in message news:cSakb.817011$uu5.143315@sccrnsc04... If indeed it is a 47 gallon tank then there are a couple of possibilities. 1. The vent is located below the top of the tank 2. The fill is located below the top of the tank 3. The boat is setting at such an angle that either the fill or vent is below the highest point on the tank. If this is not it, then the tank either has something inside it or is not a 47 gal tank. -- Tony My boats and autos - http://t.thomas.home.mchsi.com "alpine cooling" wrote in message news:Ln4kb.579847$Oz4.558954@rwcrnsc54... Does any one on here own one of these boats. I cant seem to fill my 47 gal tank over 30 gal. The dealer has informed me that Glastron knows about the problem but has no fix. I find this ridiculous but has anyone else heard of this or has this problem? -- Brett "Id rather be in the boat with a drink on the rocks THAN in the drink with a boat on the rocks" |
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Glastron GS 229, cant fill fuel tank
I appreciate all the input, Unfortunately filling on the slow, or first
click on the handle is how I could get 30 gal in it. If anyone else has an idea I would love to hear it. "JR North" wrote in message ... I have the same problem with the 55 gal tank in my MaXum. Same rear fill/vent arrangement. If your problem is fuel spurting out the vent at 30 gal, the resolution is to fill the tank *very* slowly. If I do this, I can get about max capacity. If I fill it fast, about 35 gal before the vent spurts. The problem is the fuel sloshes back and forth in the tank during filling, causing premature vent surges. If you fill slowly, the problem is minimized. JR alpine cooling wrote: Does any one on here own one of these boats. I cant seem to fill my 47 gal tank over 30 gal. The dealer has informed me that Glastron knows about the problem but has no fix. I find this ridiculous but has anyone else heard of this or has this problem? -- Brett "Id rather be in the boat with a drink on the rocks THAN in the drink with a boat on the rocks" -- Remove X to reply -------------------------------------------------------------- Home Page: http://www.seanet.com/~jasonrnorth |
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Glastron GS 229, cant fill fuel tank
"alpine cooling" wrote in message news:4Qnkb.586626$Oz4.571408@rwcrnsc54...
I appreciate all the input, Unfortunately filling on the slow, or first click on the handle is how I could get 30 gal in it. If anyone else has an idea I would love to hear it. "JR North" wrote in message ... Check that the problem isn't that the filler hose is routed in such a way that it is actually lower the the top of the tank at some point. I had that problem on one of those B-brand Boats and until I re-reouted the hose. I had to put all people and gear on one side while I filled at the other or it would back-up. FishFan |
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Glastron GS 229, cant fill fuel tank
On Sun, 19 Oct 2003 00:52:46 GMT, Tony Thomas wrote:
Sounds like the vent line is too low and they know it. As another suggested fill slow and see what happens. On my bayliner I always filled it w/ the pump set on the lowest notch. If you filled fast, it would splash back out and all over everything before the pump could kick off. Same thing here with a Bombardier Utopia 185. If I know the 40 gallon tank is half full, I'll leave it up there for about 16 gallons, then back down to the first notch. |
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Glastron GS 229, cant fill fuel tank
Larry wrote in
: On Sun, 19 Oct 2003 00:52:46 GMT, Tony Thomas wrote: Change the venting on the tank. It will work then! |
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