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Screensize: 640 x 480 800 x 600 1024 x 768 1280 x 1024 UserName: Password: Format Mode: Basic  Help  Prompt  Format: Font Andale Mono Arial Arial Black Book Antiqua Century Gothic Comic Sans MS Courier New Georgia Impact Lucida Console Script MT Bold Stencil Tahoma Times New Roman Trebuchet MS Verdana   Size 1 2 3 4 5 6   Color Black Red Yellow Pink Green Orange Purple Blue Beige Brown Teal Navy Maroon LimeGreen Message: * HTML is OFF * Forum Code is ON Smilies [quote][i]Originally posted by df[/i] [br]As we often tell people on here to check the vent screw first with outboard problems I though I should add this little gem. Having priming issues with my dinghy engine so checked the fuel level, yes I checked the bloody vent, was going to check the pump on the engine when I heard a noise from the tank as I squeezed the primer bulb so took the whole outlet fitting from the tank and checked the pickup pipe, it had a small split but as soon as i touched it the whole pipe fell apart, [u]it was not petrol resistant![/u] The chances are it's the ethanol content of modern fuel doing the damage but always something to bear in mind with these problems. NBAS--The communal colostomy bag of the boating community. [url="http://www.leomagill.co.uk"]Visit leomagill.co.uk[/url] [/quote]   Click here to attach a photo to your post   Check here to include your profile signature.