I have a Suzuki 50 horse that is probably 5-10 years old, but hasn't seen much use at all. When I took it out last summer, it had come out of ~2 years of unuse. It idled fine, but was starved for gas at high speeds. I had to keep pumping the primer bulb every few minutes to keep it running at high speed. Not sure what to do, I replaced the external fuel filter. After that, it idled fine and ran pretty well at high speed.
It sat unused until I took it out last weekend. It idled fine but was starved for gas at high speeds. I had to keep pumping the primer bulb every couple minutes to keep it running at high speed. Afterwards I looked at the external fuel filter and it was full of clean gas. I searched online for suggestions, and I noticed the following suggestions for fuel delivery issues: 1) blow out fuel line to remove any debris, 2) replace fuel line and primer bulb, 3) replace fuel filter(s). I'll definitely go ahead and replace the fuel line and primer bulb because it makes sense and the hose ends are starting to crack adjacent to the hose clamps. Does anyone have any other suggestions?
Also, the tilt motor relays in this engine seem to have a design deficiency. The contacts were shorting/burning aftern minimal use. Replacement relays are expensive, so after replacing them a couple times, I got fed up and designed my own heavy duty external relay system that works great. Normally I don't like work arounds, but that was a no-win situation.
It sat unused until I took it out last weekend. It idled fine but was starved for gas at high speeds. I had to keep pumping the primer bulb every couple minutes to keep it running at high speed. Afterwards I looked at the external fuel filter and it was full of clean gas. I searched online for suggestions, and I noticed the following suggestions for fuel delivery issues: 1) blow out fuel line to remove any debris, 2) replace fuel line and primer bulb, 3) replace fuel filter(s). I'll definitely go ahead and replace the fuel line and primer bulb because it makes sense and the hose ends are starting to crack adjacent to the hose clamps. Does anyone have any other suggestions?
Also, the tilt motor relays in this engine seem to have a design deficiency. The contacts were shorting/burning aftern minimal use. Replacement relays are expensive, so after replacing them a couple times, I got fed up and designed my own heavy duty external relay system that works great. Normally I don't like work arounds, but that was a no-win situation.
