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I'm having some surging issues with my outboard and i know i need to look at the fuel system since i still have an old metal :yikes gas tank lol and i don't know how old the fuel line is so i'm looking at replacing the whole shabang at once. Would you guys go to a marine dealer to get a new tank, line, fittings and pump or will some of the stuff from wally world suffice?
Thanks!
Edit: it's just an older Evinrude 25hp tiller handle, no fancy gas/oil mixer whachamacallit.
Bill and Will :biggrin
I suppose you could get a tank from a dealer or Academy. Are you running Stabil? I surged at WOT and the stabil cured it. I also had my transducer too low and got the same sensation.
DP
Just for a standard 6 gallon tank, line with in-line filter I recommend, and pump I'd say Wally World would work. I started running that sea foam in mine here while back and it seems to work pretty good. I'd say cheap as plugs are change them out at same time if they are 6+ months or older. I change mine out once a year and run sea foam through 3 or 4 times a year. As for the stabil I always run it whether I'm running ethanol gas or not. I'd say if your not going to leave your gas set in the tank too long Ethanol gas would be fine even though they say not to run it, just my opinion there though. As for the Ethanol I know an older guy who fishes about every other day and has run ethanol gas through his 75 merc for a long time without problems....think its more when it sets in a tank that it causes so many problems.
Stabil plus I would change the complete fuel line the 10% ethanol gas is bad on old lines
academy will prolly have everything you need at once versus wally world may have a few- may save you some time to get everything and be done
Good point here, Wally World is known for that.Quote:
Originally Posted by tommyboyrn
Billy just went through the carb so i know it's good to go and it purrs better than it ever has at most speeds. It almost seems like i'm sucking air somewhere but can't find a cracked line. Thanks for all of the replies. Probably making a trip to Academy in the next day or two.Quote:
Originally Posted by jactur
Academy or Wally World be just fine.
I just got a new tank and fuel line from academy, they are the same price as other big stores and a little cheaper than the marine stores I checked.
Your problem is more than likely a leak... Sounds like its sucking air..
A fuel tank is a fuel tank is a fuel tank...
If it holds fuel and your line doesn't allow air to be sucked in you should be good...
Bill & will!
We move or transport fuel!!! A lot of fuel. If a tank truck has ever had Ethanol gas in it and he unloads and refills with non-ethanol gas the non-ethanol gas has ethanol in that tank!!! The truck drivers or railcars do not flush their tanks before reloading fuel.The point is we need to change plugs,filters every so often (6 months-year) (what you can afford) and run stabil and seafoam or some other gas treatment to help burn the fuel.Which now will have so much water being carried with the ethanol.!!! If not going to burn the gas you can use it in your lawnmower or treat it with a stabilzer of some type!!!
Hope this helps!!!