Losing Prime

**crappiedoc** · 08-03-2011, 06:34 AM

Originally Posted by Dutch552

Agreed, usually the first sign of a fuel pump going out is a miss that resolves when you pump the primer bulb or an engine that wants to dies but revs back up to a smooth idle when you pump it.

Thats some good stuff here, mechanically inclined-I like to think so. Mechanic NO. Makes sense to me now, it's probably those cheap, plastic line connectors that come with a Merc bulb,what's up with that?

**Code357** · 08-04-2011, 12:08 AM

The problem I had last year which I failed to explain in my earlier post was the gasoline in the filter under the cowling was vaporing off due to the heat of the summer and the heat of the engine combined. Heaven only knows where the gas went being as my engine is a fuel injected four stroke.
I spent four days on the water 3 weeks ago without a problem. Last summer my first instinct was the primer bulb so I replaced a new bulb with a new mercury bulb and the problem still existed.
Fuel pump is a possibility but I would lean more to having a leak in the fuel line. If you suck any amount of air in you will have headaches.
Good luck with finding the problem which I hope you do quickly to avoid missing any days fishing.

Bo

**broharrell** · 08-04-2011, 09:09 PM

Thanks Code357.

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