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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 03, 2001
Filed:
Apr. 17, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Timothy P. Wickman, Fond du Lac, WI (US);
Douglas E. Trombley, Oshkosh, WI (US);
Erivn H. Voss, Jr., Princeton, WI (US);
Assignee:
Brunswick Corporation, Lake Forest, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02M 3/304 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02M 3/304 ;
Abstract
A method for controlling the operation of a fuel system of an outboard motor uses a lift pump to transfer fuel from a remote tank to a vapor separator tank. Only one level sensor is provided in the vapor separator tank and an engine control unit monitors the total fuel usage subsequent to the most recent filling of the tank. When the fuel usage indicates that the fuel level in the vapor separator tank has reached a predefined lower level, a lift pump is activated to draw fuel from a remote tank and provide that fuel to the vapor separator tank.