95 Gtx Fuel Drain problem

[senorbueno]

Hello all...

I've got a 95 GTX that won't drain the fuel into the gas tank... It just sits in the fuel line and we can't add anymore fuel to fill up the tank, although it should be about empty. Is there a fuel vent I should be looking for to allow the fuel to drain into the gas tank? Any suggestions to fix this problem?

Also, there is a tube in the back of the engine compartment that is not connected on one end, the Jet Ski still runs and we noticed this a little while before the fuel problem. From the manual it looks like it could be a drain tube to get water out of the compartment, but we are unsure. I will try and post pictures in the morning.

[1fastski.com]

Re: 95 Gtx Fuel Drain problem

it sounds like your filler hose is kinked , the line in the back if its small could be for your battery vent , but post some pix .

[senorbueno]

Re: 95 Gtx Fuel Drain problem

Alright...

The first three images are for the unconnected hose and the rest are for helping with the gas line problem. We followed the lines the best we could, but are unable to find any kinks, but there still might be some that we cannot see/reach...

[Technical Support]

Re: 95 Gtx Fuel Drain problem

#1 Those pictures are horrible. Use a flash, and get them in focus.


#2 I think you are very confused on the lines - as in you don't know what fuel, oil, cooling and vent lines are. None of what you showed have anything to do with fuel.
#3, take a picture of exactly where you are putting gas in the ski, and how are you determining the tank is empty?

[senorbueno]

Re: 95 Gtx Fuel Drain problem

Sorry, I uploaded a couple of the wrong pictures.

You don't have to get upset at me b/c I don't have a nice digital camera. I'll take off the wrong pictures, but the two with text are about the tube that I have no idea why it is disonnected, or where it should be connected to.


The tank is empty b/c we drained it at the end of last summer, and I am pouring gas into the gas tank. Unfortuantely I don't have any pictures of us finishing off the tank at the lake last year. I'm not a complete moron here, but I don't know the tech specs of our Sea Doo.

[Bill O'Neal2]

Re: 95 Gtx Fuel Drain problem

Battery vent line.

[senorbueno]

Re: 95 Gtx Fuel Drain problem

Where on the battery should it be connected? I don't see where it should go.

[Bill O'Neal2]

Re: 95 Gtx Fuel Drain problem

If you have an orginal type battery ( wet cell) there is a fitting on the end of the battery. If you have a sealed battery, don't worry about the vent line.

[Technical Support]

Re: 95 Gtx Fuel Drain problem

I'm not upset whatsoever, just being honest. None of the pictures you show are anything to do with fuel, and frankly there is nothing that would prevent fuel from flowing into the tank from the fill cap. So obviously you are either trying to fill an already full tank - or simply not putting it into the right spot, that's why I want clarification. I'm not calling you a moron, but you clearly don't know what you're doing, and I'm trying to save you from costly mistakes.

[senorbueno]

Re: 95 Gtx Fuel Drain problem

The fuel is going into the right spot... and the tank is not full, but you can see the fuel line with fuel in it in the engine compartment on both sides of the fuel filter. I cannot take a picture as my digital camera's batteries died. I am sure of this, however, and do realize that the pictures that I posted earlier was not fuel line... I just submitted the wrong picture, and am now unable to pull the correct one off of the camera.

The tank could be full if someone came into our garage and filled it when we weren't around, and also messed with the fuel gauge to not let it display that it is filled up more than a quarter tank. Maybe the electronics are off and I should just take it in to get it looked at.

[Technical Support]

Re: 95 Gtx Fuel Drain problem

OK this is exactly what I'm talking about - you haven't even looked at the fuel tank to see if it's full? You are going off your GAUGE?

[senorbueno]

Re: 95 Gtx Fuel Drain problem

This is what I'm going off of.

It was empty before. We filled it up... Used it all day on the water, should have been about empty again, can only put in one gallon, and it sits in the the fuel line for a couple of days before it drains down into the tank.

[Technical Support]

Re: 95 Gtx Fuel Drain problem

OK...let's make this real simple.

From the fuel filler cap is a black rubber hose that goes to the top of the tank - it's about 4" in diameter and you can NOT see into it. THAT is the fuel filler line and there is no way for it to be obstructed.

What line are you calling a fuel line, that you see fuel - because there are NO CLEAR FUEL LINES ON THE SKI.

[Bill O'Neal2]

Re: 95 Gtx Fuel Drain problem

Those older GTX's have a black fuel filler hose that gets pinched shut between the filler cap fitting and the flange connection on the top of the gas tank. Get rid of the kink in the hose. Also, it is a flat entry to the tank and they can be difficult to get gas into them if you pour too fast.