Hi,
Before I take it to shop I'd like to see what you guys think. I been given good advice here before so here goes. Last weekend I couldn't get it started at the boat ramp. It ran fine in the shade in the yard 20 minutes before. The bulb doesn't stay hard for long when in the sun so I replaced the dry rotted fuel lines with new 3/8 lines and clamps. The bulb is about 6 months old and is 1/4 or 5/16. I also replaced the gas tank when I replaced the bulb. Almost the same story today. Ran fine in the yard, got out of the wake zone and gave it gas and it slowed down, sputtered, and died. I was finally able to get it restarted and when the motor was about to die again I'd pump the bulb and it would keep running. Again, the bulb wasn't keeping pressure in the sun. I'm thinking it's a simple fuel pressure leak issue.
Questions:
1. Since I replaced smaller fuel lines with larger but didn't replace the bulb for 3/8 line is the bulb not able to to keep pressure in the bigger fuel lines?
2. Is that fact that it runs fine in the shade but after being in the sun for awhile causing expansion and leaks somewhere?
3. Bad gas in addition to the above issues?
As of now the bulb is hard and has been holding pressure in the shady spot in the yard for an hour. When I got it home I immediately ran it to flush the motor and it didn't run very well. I just ran it again and it ran better but was still hard to start. I hope I've included enough details. Thanks for your thoughts!
Before I take it to shop I'd like to see what you guys think. I been given good advice here before so here goes. Last weekend I couldn't get it started at the boat ramp. It ran fine in the shade in the yard 20 minutes before. The bulb doesn't stay hard for long when in the sun so I replaced the dry rotted fuel lines with new 3/8 lines and clamps. The bulb is about 6 months old and is 1/4 or 5/16. I also replaced the gas tank when I replaced the bulb. Almost the same story today. Ran fine in the yard, got out of the wake zone and gave it gas and it slowed down, sputtered, and died. I was finally able to get it restarted and when the motor was about to die again I'd pump the bulb and it would keep running. Again, the bulb wasn't keeping pressure in the sun. I'm thinking it's a simple fuel pressure leak issue.
Questions:
1. Since I replaced smaller fuel lines with larger but didn't replace the bulb for 3/8 line is the bulb not able to to keep pressure in the bigger fuel lines?
2. Is that fact that it runs fine in the shade but after being in the sun for awhile causing expansion and leaks somewhere?
3. Bad gas in addition to the above issues?
As of now the bulb is hard and has been holding pressure in the shady spot in the yard for an hour. When I got it home I immediately ran it to flush the motor and it didn't run very well. I just ran it again and it ran better but was still hard to start. I hope I've included enough details. Thanks for your thoughts!