Is it OK to use a regular automotive 3/8" rubber gasline for your primer bulb and connectors from tank to outboard motor?
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Is it OK to use a regular automotive 3/8" rubber gasline for your primer bulb and connectors from tank to outboard motor?
I have been doing it for years and never had a problem.
yep it will work just fine
Technically I think marine fuel line must be stamped Coast Guard approved. Although that may be for just permanent installations. Anyhow just yesterday I bought automotive fuel line for my outboard. I'd have to think auto fuel line has been approved for ethanol for quite awhile now. Didn't want to take a chance buying "new old stock" marine fuel line that ethanol could affect.
Thanks guys this is what I am going to use.
Bassky
I hooked everything up, pumped the bulb and she fired right up. Should the bulb get tight? I have 3 carbs/lines that have to fill up with gas, inline 6 115 merc, and the bulb never got real tight or firm, is this normal?
Would not Fuel injection hose be better than standard carb type hose ??
Bulbs sometimes act funny first time in my experience. Mine didn't pull fuel right away but has worked well since. Plan on replacing the whole shebang every couple of years. I bought the gray fuel line for mine time before this, barely made a year. You'll do well using the new automotive fuel line. Don't forget the see thru filters.
Will the see thru filters separate the oil from the gas it if mix gas? And where is the best place to put a filter at on fuel live by carb or on tank line. I have a old 1991 25hp Ev and am get some trash in carb.Quote:
Originally Posted by skeetbum
No it won't separate oil from gas. Put filter between bulb and motor connection. What kind of trash are you getting? If it is small black particles could be bulb and hose are deteriating from the ethanol in fuel.
Am changing the fuel line in my 1985 Ranger 350 V for the first time, The line looked ok inside but was getting very hard , got a deal on some
Trident Marine Fuel Hose , After getting the batteies and fuel lines and three way valve out , am starting to reinstall everthing , I can tell you I hope Never have to do this again LOL RR
With the damage that ethanol is causing with SOME fuel lines it's best to put a filter in the normal place close to the tank, and a small screen filter under the cowl-if possible- to catch any rubber pieces dislodged due to deterioration. This doesn't need to be a high tech, tight micron type , just a screen to keep the trash from the carbs and jets within. That's a real mess. I bought a regular filter that I can see thru from O'rielly auto parts for about $6, for the small ones try a motorcycle shop.
If you use the gray fuel line like I have in the past, be very careful when inserting a barbed fitting into the line to not peel away the clear plastic film that is bonded to the inside of the fuel line that serves as a barrier. I have had to replace a line on my outboard twice because of fuel permeation and swelling at the fitting. When remived I could see the thin liner had been seperated when I installed it. This is the Sierra brand ethanol free stuff so it wasn't some cheap EBay brand. I've switched back to 3/8" black automotive fuel line and will just swap it out every so often for the few bucks it cost me for 5' of the stuff. I run a 10 micron fuel/water seperator on all of my boats from growing up on the ocean and am always surprised at how much crap is in the filter bowl at the end of every season.
yep.