Primer bulb ??

tailgunner

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My primer bulb gets rock hard and once hard will not allow me to push any more gas. Is this a fuel pump issue or a primer issue?
 

rickdb1boat

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Re: Primer bulb ??

Tailgunner <br /><br />That is what it's supposed to do. Once the bulb is firm, you are ready to start the motor using the Choke(Primer) and a little throttle with the fast idle lever. What's going on with it?
 

The Marine Doctor

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Re: Primer bulb ??

Tailgunner is this happening before you have supplied the engine with fuel?<br /><br />ie you go out in the morning and the buld is already hard?<br /><br />If so...you may not have a good enough seal on the connectors...or your bulb is faulty.<br /><br />TMD
 

tailgunner

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Re: Primer bulb ??

Yeah, the bulb is hard before I do anything. I mean rock hard not just firm. Brandy new bulb.<br /><br />I'm still grasping at straws trying to diagnose that problem.
 
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