Fuel Pump
1972 Correct Craft Skier
MacSkier

A fuel vent tube (or sight glass) is part of the marine design to provide a safe fuel exit in the unlikely event of a diaphragm rupture. (I don't know where the fuel in the vent tube is routed. Does it feed into the carburetor? Keep reading, now I know.)

This (below) is the fuel pump on MacSkier. There is no vent tube. I think that plug on upper left of pump is where the tube connects to the pump, but on a pervious boat/pump, the plug was impossible to unscrew. Go figure.

Notice the soft tubing running from the fuel pump to the carburetor. This will be replaced when the engine is cleaned up.

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This appears to be a good replacement.
Notice the tube connection high on the new pump:

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or this:

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"It needed a little work, but what boat doesn't?"

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