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Yep I agree with above the filler cap and it's associated breather is faulty/poorly installed in some way.
or you have yet to clear the original lot of bad fuel you poured into the tank, I know you said it had been cleaned since and I am taking that into account.
I understand and am happy to be corrected I thought those water separating funnels need a slow fill to work, pumping at servo speeds is too fast.
While we don't want to sledge them straight up, i feel that these people/dealers must be named and of course given the appropriate right of reply.
The dealer must be pretty thick if he thinks that you will accept the reasoning that someone has sabotaged your boat! (Maybe your neighbor has the shits with you for loud music or something and has it in for you. You didn't get it on with his wife did you?)
Also I have never heard of any type of clear hose being suitable for fuels. It may only be a breather but it is still a fuel atmosphere.
I would be checking all connections to the fuel tank for brittleness of the hosing, corrosion/failure of the clamps and premature failure of any sealants.
Please let us all know of the dealer and offer them them the right of reply. If they are honest and reputable they should be quite happy to publish there reasoning for offering such a stupid and pathetic reason/excuse.
John
PS. F*** these dealers, they must be held accountable for the products which they sell and are quite happy to take your money for! Provide the service or F*** *ff!
Last edited by deathstar 3; 15-06-2007 at 09:20 PM.
hi mjc 85 i can help you out here mate,i am friends with a trailcraft dealer & i,m sure its not where you went.the problem is your filler cap & changing the cap & fitting a seperate breather will fix it,also the fuel tank has to be removed & drained.trailcraft wont admit it but the new filler caps they have been using some of them leek & yours is one of them,if you need any further help call mr t,s tinnies in brissy they will help you out mate,they have had a couple of these rescently...
Can remember a similar problem a little while ago, someone back and forth to the dealer to resolve water in fuel tank.
After many $$ spent it turned out to be that the deck carpet finished tight around the fuel inlet which stopped the o ring on the cap sealing with the filler. Water was getting in and under the cap to the tank.
Solution was to cut the carpet away from the filler and all was fine thereafter.
i work for Trailcraft in Perth where they are built, they have used a few different fuel fillers and breather setups. I feel they use cheap fittings (nav lights, compass, rod holders etc),
Pm if you want i with what sort of fuel filler and breather used and maybe i can give you some help
Last edited by searay215ec; 18-06-2007 at 10:24 PM.
hi mjc 85 i have a trailcraft 570 sportscab with the same problem i just wanted to see if you have had any luck with your problem i have just changed to a new filler cap system and i hope that solves my the problem because the dealer i got the boat of could not find any problems if you could help me out that would be great thanks.
Mate go to crew marine they are the new merc dealer on the northside of brisbane and top blokes ask for graham in the service area i bet they would have a look at it for nothing as they are looking for work at the momet. Just real down to earth blokes. They don't sell trailcrafts but that won't matter. They might chare you after they have found the issue then you can just never go back to the other dealer. And i have no ties with crew i just no they are putting in a big effort around my area and not getting much reward as it is not going as good as they would have liked. But with attiude towards people that they have they will be a long term sucsess story. Good luck and i hope you sort it out so you can enjoy your boat. Regards mark
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