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thejohnhughes

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Hey all - new to the forum. 60HP Suzuki outboard on a Carolina Skiff.
inherited my father in laws boat. It ran great, then it didn’t. The engine would start, run for about 10 seconds and cut off. It didn’t feel like the primer bulb was filling up, so I wanted to check the fuel line & filter for blockages. Switched out the fuel filter and tinkered with the fuel line. It will now run without cutting off. However, I think when I was messing with the fuel line that runs into the engine it must not be fully seated anymore as fuel runs out the back of the motor when running. I see where the fuel line is under the colored wires, but pushing it back in doesn’t help. I think I need to find where the line actually feeds into the motor. The last pic shows where the fuel is coming out the motor. Any tips would be appreciated
John
 

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What year? I could supply you will some screenshots of a 2009 DF90A fuel line routing if your engine is close enough to mine.
 
I’ll post my 2009 DF90A fuel line routing screenshots, I’d bet they will be similar to yours. Hopefully it will help.

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Thank you! This could be helpful! How do I access the fuel line once it goes into the body of the motor. I Know how take off the cowl. I assume it’s possible to take off the side pieces to expose more of the inside? Total rookie here
 
I would suggest you identify the source of the leak first. With the cowl off squeeze the fuel bulb looking for leaks, if none found then turn the key to ON, not START, and see if you can identify the leak location. If no leak present then START the engine and look for the leak. Ideally this would be with the boat on a trailer and a large barrel of water that will submerge the lower unit 6” above the anti ventilation plate ensuring cooling water to the engine when running.

As you can see from the screenshots there is lots of potential leak sites, too many for me to guess.

A genuine Suzuki service manual will be worth its weight in gold in sorting out the leaks and troubleshooting the fuel system.

Remember when working on the fuel system safety first!
 
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