"Sweating" Fuel Line Connection

Glad to see that you used a flare-end wrench for the soft brass fittings. I've seen a lot of buggered-up stuff from people not using or knowing about flare-end wrenches.

You also may want to consider changing out the fuel line -- assuming that the culprit is the the flare end at the carb.

www.skidim.com has 2 fuel line options:

Hard Fuel Line

Flex Fuel Line

JQ

Gary S wrote: Pete I don't think Mark said anything about grease ?

Now I'm confused!
Mark,
Where you referring to the silicone grease or the RTV? If the RTV, I agree that it does not hold up around gas.

Pete, Thanks ... actually, thanks to all! MrMcD that is a super looking boat ... wow! Anyway, I decided to "man up" (a guy will do a lot to save the last couple of days of vacation) ... I used my onboard "carb kit" (which, by the way, I put together from this site ... thank you) ... and fixed her right up! Dry tonight ... got a couple of long pulls for everyone in. I will be sure to post up the long-term fix as it proceeds once I get back to Denver. (I will also be watching it like a hawk tomorrow as the gas gets to my "repair") ... loosened lower nut and tightened the upper by 1/8th turn.   

Silicone will fall apart if exposed to gasoline or gas vapor. Works for many things great but not for any gasoline project.

either grease will work for the purpose, but if you grease and tighten the fitting, make sure you just tweak it, or you'll have a bigger problem than you have now.    are you anywhere near an automechanic?   I bent my own fuel lines in about an hour, out of steel brake line tubing (with the double flared end)    in a pinch you could have someone do that at a local garage.   if you go this route, YOU MUST USE A DOUBLE FLARE. (not yelling, just ensuring that you see that part ) the red rtv on the nut would indicate that there was a problem in the past that the PO couldn't fix.    stay away from the thread locker in this application

A ... don't know. Purchased the boat with it like that 5 years ago ... never a hint of a fuel issue ... impeccably maintained since I took delivery. I only have some clear silicon grease on hand out here in the country ... Kind of looking for a "vacation saver" answer?

Peter, I have some silicon grease ... should I use that? Is there any way you can show (i.e., point/describe) exactly where to place the grease? Again, I confess I am not much of mechanic ... although I desire to fix that. Ok, to run it for our last two days, "as is"?

Hey guys ... it's been a while ... our little '94 has been running great. 2nd to last day of our annual summer boating vacation and during my morning inspection I noticed the fuel line connection to the carb was "sweating" fuel ... just a residue (I can dab it off with paper towel ... the temps here in KY are close to 90F and near 100% humidity). There are NO drips on the metal fuel line and NO drops on the manifold ... just a bit of fuel "sweat" around the connection (see pic). I have Bri892001's (what a great post) Rochester Carburetor Wrench on my onboard kit ... but am not much of a mechanic. As I have everyone that I love and care about on our little skier (i.e., my wife and two children), I want to make sure I/we are safe. Like I said, would like to use our boat for the last two days but I am a "safety first" guy. Thanks in advance.