J/30 Class Association Forums J/30 Forum The Boat, Sails and Equipment Fuel Pump or what?

When I first started my rehab of Conundrum last Spring, the fuel had not moved for 5 years. So I pumped out the remaining fuel and cleaned out the entire system with kerosene. This was recommended as a nonreactive solvent to the diesel fuel. Inside the tank I accessed the inspection hole and using a new toilet brush and rags, and kerosene, I cleaned and cleaned. I used a large syringe to backflush the lines from injectors all the way back to the tank taking apart each section that I could. I replaced both the yanmar filter and the racor filter elements. I pumped out all the excess kerosene and wiped everything I could completely dry. I reached as far back behind the baffle which sits approx 1/4 way back into the tank with a coat hanger and a rag SECURED to it. My results were quite satisfactory.




I filled the tank with fresh diesel added a bit of Biocide and I bled the system while hand cranking the engine. I then started the season with the first turn of the key (Push of the button)and she has started and run perfectly ever since.