+- Fishing Forum (https://bigfishtackle.com/forum)
+-- Forum: Utah Fishing Forum (https://bigfishtackle.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?fid=386)
+--- Forum: Boats & Motors (https://bigfishtackle.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?fid=171)
+--- Thread: No fuel in fuel line ??? (/showthread.php?tid=665971)
No fuel in fuel line ??? - Old_Coot - 05-21-2011
So, I replaced the fuel-water seperator. The new one I filled with gas so as to not have a priming problem. But now I can not get gas to fill the (new) see-through fuel filter. No matter how hard or fast I pump the fuel line bulb, I cant get fuel up into the fuel filter. I checked for tighness of the fuel-water seperator. I even replaced the hand pump bulb itself ... still no fuel flow.
I even put ear-mufs on the motor and run it in my driveway. It idled just fine for about 10 minutes and I shut it off. But still no fuel in the filter.
I disconected the "out" side of the bulb and easily pumped gas from the tank into a gas can. But when I connect it back up to the fuel line running to the motor, I can no longer pump fuel. The bulb never gets "hard" ... fuel never moves into the fuel filter.
I'm pretty sure that if I were to run it longer in the drive way or put the motor under load out on a lake, the motor would probably die soon for the lack of fuel.
Any ideas?
Oh, it is a 2004 Evinrude E-Tech 50 hp 2-stroke fuel injected, oil injected (I don't have to mix the oil) motor.
Any suggestions or ideas?
[signature]
Re: [Old_Coot] No fuel in fuel line ??? - Old_Coot - 05-22-2011
Well, we got it fixed. We pulled the fuel line where it connects to the fule filter (not the seperator) then put it back on and a few pumps filled the fuel filter and it ran good all day today on Willard.
[signature]