Gushing fuel?

[TillamookB2]

Yesterday, when I squeezed the bulb in the fuel line, it became hard to squeeze after the first three or four squeezes. The motor would start and then die several seconds later.
This morning, I went out and squeezed the bulb and I heard bubbling around the fuel pump area. After another couple of squeezes, the fuel came gushing out of the top carb upon squeezing. Nothing came out of the bottom carb. Normal?

Btw, its my '59 Merc 55AE

Edit: The fuel line bulb is extremely easy to squeeze right now.

 

[j_martin]

Re: Gushing fuel?

Yesterday, when I squeezed the bulb in the fuel line, it became hard to squeeze after the first three or four squeezes. The motor would start and then die several seconds later.
This morning, I went out and squeezed the bulb and I heard bubbling around the fuel pump area. After another couple of squeezes, the fuel came gushing out of the top carb upon squeezing. Nothing came out of the bottom carb. Normal?

Btw, its my '59 Merc 55AE

Edit: The fuel line bulb is extremely easy to squeeze right now.

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