flyhigh123
Petty Officer 2nd Class
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- Nov 17, 2012
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I recently installed a kicker motor.
Main motor is a 1990 johnson 2 stroke vro, kicker is a 2004 tohatsu 5hp 4stroke
Current setup is
Fuel tank--> fuel water seperator --> one line to primer bulb to main, one line to primer bulb to kicker
i've noticed that when running my kicker, it would die out when i am on wot. Checking the primer bulb, it feel deflated, not firm with fuel. Checking my main primer, it is empty sometimes.
Does this mean that the fuel line on the main is emptying and air is going from the main to the kicker and thus starving the engine of fuel?
I thought adding the fuel water seperator is what avoids that? What can i do to ensure that both primer bulbs are full of gas when only operating one of the engines?
Would a check valve work? Has my primer bulb gone bad?
Thanks
Main motor is a 1990 johnson 2 stroke vro, kicker is a 2004 tohatsu 5hp 4stroke
Current setup is
Fuel tank--> fuel water seperator --> one line to primer bulb to main, one line to primer bulb to kicker
i've noticed that when running my kicker, it would die out when i am on wot. Checking the primer bulb, it feel deflated, not firm with fuel. Checking my main primer, it is empty sometimes.
Does this mean that the fuel line on the main is emptying and air is going from the main to the kicker and thus starving the engine of fuel?
I thought adding the fuel water seperator is what avoids that? What can i do to ensure that both primer bulbs are full of gas when only operating one of the engines?
Would a check valve work? Has my primer bulb gone bad?
Thanks