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3.2 Outboard Fuel System

The outboard fuel system on the Pursuit 3070 has two fuel tanks and four manual “ON/OFF” fuel

valves that are labeled to indicate the engine the valve will supply. The fuel valves are located

on the top of the fuel tanks below the inspection plates in the rear of the cockpit. The valves are

off when the handle is perpendicular to the fuel flow. The fuel valves allow the operator to run

the engines from both tanks or from either the port tank, which fills from the port gunnel, or the

starboard tank, which fills from the starboard gunnel.

Proper fuel management is important on

all boats. During normal operation, the port

engine should be supplied fuel from the port

tank and the starboard engine supplied fuel

from the starboard tank. The fuel valves on

each tank are labeled port and starboard. The

labels refer to the engine the valve supplies.

If a fuel supply problem should occur in one

of the fuel tanks, both engines can be tempo-

rarily operated from either the port or star-

board fuel tank by opening both valves on

that tank. The fuel valves on the port tank

should be off when operating both engines on

the starboard tank and the fuel valves on the

starboard tank should be off when operating

both engines on the port tank. Operating the

boat with all four fuel valves open is not recommended and should be avoided.

Note: The engines will not draw fuel equally from the fuel tanks when the fuel valves are

set so both engines are operating from both tanks (all four fuel valves open.) This

could result in one tank being exhausted of fuel while the other tank is partially full,

causing fuel supply problems.

Fuel withdrawal lines are equipped with anti-siphon valves where the lines attach to the fuel

tanks. These valves prevent gasoline from siphoning out of the fuel tank should a line rupture.

DO NOT REMOVE THE ANTI-SIPHON VALVES FROM THE SYSTEM. SHOULD

THE VALVES BECOME CLOGGED, CLEAN AND REINSTALL OR REPLACE.

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Fuel Valves

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