No fuel to kicker on Lund Tyee

[fxdl]

I bought a used 1999 Lund Tyee 1850 with a 4.3L Mercruiser EFI and a 9.9 Mercury 4 stroke kicker last year. I only had it on the water once and then I had to winterize it. The 4.3 worked great, but I wasn't able to get the 9.9 started. When I tried to pump up the fuel bulb, it wouldn't get hard, so I assumed the fuel bulb was bad. Yesterday I began getting the boat ready for this season, so the first thing I did was replaced the fuel bulb. It still won't get hard. The fuel line/hose from the 9.9 goes to a Quicksilver fuel filter/separator, which is between the main fuel tank and the fuel pump for the 4.3L, so I'm sharing the fuel tank and filter with both engines. According to my Cylmer manual, the 9.9 fuel hose is screwed into a port, where there would normally be a plug. Is this correct? Do I need to have the fuel pump running to get gas to the 9.9? A friend told me I may have to turn on the fuel pump by turning on the accessories with the key. Surely I'm not going to have to do that to run my 9.9. What am I missing?

 

[Bondo]

Re: No fuel to kicker on Lund Tyee

Nope,<br />That Should be Totally Independent.....<br />Fuel pump on the 4.3l is Downstream, it Can't Help.....<br />Disconnect the line on the 9hp,+ see if you're getting fuel there.......

 

[outboardguy]

Re: No fuel to kicker on Lund Tyee

If you take a careful look at the primer bulb you will notice an arrow.The arrow points toward the motor. You should hold the bulb vertically with arrow pointing up while trying to prime.If it still won't prime you could take the motor end off and plug it with your finger after squeezing the bulb, until it starts to prime

 

[fxdl]

Re: No fuel to kicker on Lund Tyee

Outboardguy,<br /><br />Since your reply was so cheap and easy, naturally I tried it first. Sure enough when I held the primer bulb vertically, with the arrow pointing up, I immediately felt gas rushing through the bulb. After a few pumps it got hard.<br /><br />The 9.9 fired up and purred like a kitten. Thanks so much for the advise. If you'd care to explain the theory behind this little procedure, I'd be glad to read about it.

 

[outboardguy]

Re: No fuel to kicker on Lund Tyee

FXDL I'm glad to hear that my technique was of use to you.Anyway when the bulb is dry the check valves have a hard time seating.So when you hold it vertically they seat and then develop prime.It's as easy as that. I'm sure you will now have that piece of information stuck in your head for the rest of your life.The good thing is that there was probably nothing wrong with your old primer bulb, so if it wasn't discarded you can put a piece of hose on the outlet side for a tool. Each season or any time you replace the water seperating fuel filter you should remove the fuel line and temporarily install the primer bulb inline so that you can prime the fuel system.This is especially important to the EFI motors because their fuel pumps don't take well to being run dry in any way.