Honda BF50 5hp fuel pump issues. Pre1997

Booford

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BF 50. Honda 5 hp possible fuel pump problems motor runs great for about two to three minutes and runs out of gas. I squeeze the bulb a couple of times and it will start right up. If I squeeze the bulb about every minute, the motor continues to run just fine, no matter what speed. I have checked the filter in the tank and the filter on the motor. I have inspected the hose to the gas tank. The fact that I can continue to squeeze the fuel bulb, and the motor continues to run just fine, leads me to believe that the fuel pump may be bad. The pump is kind of pricey and I can't find a new diaphragm by itself. Your thoughts please
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hondam

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Nov 21, 2013
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Your probably right, most of the time the Honda fuel pumps will start to leak before they go completely out. Honda does not sell any replacement parts for the pumps, they even use "tamper resistant" fasteners on most of them because they don't even want people taking them apart. Unfortunately if your pump is out the only solution that i know of is replacement.
 
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