Camano leaking fuel return manifold

[TheDory]

I have a slow leak near my fuel return manifold on a 2006 Troll. The previous owner thinks it's coming from the manifold, not one of the fittings near the manifold. I think he's correct. The bottom of the manifold has a bolt which is sometimes moist with diesel. I attached a picture of the manifold. Has anyone else had issues with this. What am I going to find if i take this apart? Anything serviceable?

 

[utclmjmper]

It appears to have a cover on the back side and no doubt has a gasket or an "O" ring for a seal.. Should be easy to repair in either case..>>>Dan

 

[Stout]

We had one of these plastic manifolds on our 34’ American tug, they are made by Reverso. Ours was cracked where 2 fittings were located. Reverso makes identical aluminum manifolds so you can replace without a fitament hassle.

https://reversopumps.com/va-2/

Should work for your boat too. I would not trust keeping a plastic manifold.

 

[TheDory]

We had one of these plastic manifolds on our 34’ American tug, they are made by Reverso. Ours was cracked where 2 fittings were located. Reverso makes identical aluminum manifolds so you can replace without a fitament hassle.

https://reversopumps.com/va-2/

Should work for your boat too. I would not trust keeping a plastic manifold.

Fantastic, thank you! The one you link to is for oil but I found the one for diesel. This could be a whole lot easier than I was expecting. Possibly even a one-for-one swap. Thanks.

 

[GingerMd]

Interestingly enough, my 97 has a alum manifold, and it looks original.

 

[porman]

Our 2005 had an aluminum manifold. I wonder why they changed.

 

[rgano]

First I have seen such a thing. To me something designed to hold diesel should not be made with a detachable cover with a vertical seam like this. What would be the purpose of such a cover? It's unlikely it would ever require disassembly for maintenance. The only openings in that manifold should be for the brass fittings.

 

[jhance]

My setup is a little different, but I also experienced weeping fuel from that area. I believe ABYC says to replace diesel fuel lines at ten (10) years. This was called out on my inspection on my 2003 Camano, and I ended up replacing all the lines, fittings and valves.

I have a slow leak near my fuel return manifold on a 2006 Troll. The previous owner thinks it's coming from the manifold, not one of the fittings near the manifold. I think he's correct. The bottom of the manifold has a bolt which is sometimes moist with diesel. I attached a picture of the manifold. Has anyone else had issues with this. What am I going to find if i take this apart? Anything serviceable?

 

[TheDory]

Made the replacement using reversopumps.com. Couldn't have been easier. One-for-one swap.

 

[BayBum]

Made the replacement using reversopumps.com. Couldn't have been easier. One-for-one swap.

Which reversopump manifold did you use? My manifold just started leaking. Do you have any photos? Our Camano is a 2000, hull #125 with the Volvo Penta. I closed both valves to slow down the leak, both are normally full open. Here's my leaking manifold-