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    Dead Batteries

    Check the little battery label on the side of the battery. It is a month / last 2 year digits. Batter should NOT BE OLDER than 6 months.
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    2004 merc 50hp efi starts and stalls wont stay running

    You may have a vacuum in your gas tank? Unscrew the gas tank cap completely to be sure. If it is a high vacuum condition. Make sure all fuel line connections are fully seated.
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    1997 Mirrocraft 18' aluminum fish n ski

    Like it never happened ? Very nice work.
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    Any saving the engine? I’m devastated

    There maybe some water in the carburetor and in the gas tank. Get a shop to do it while you wait. Tell them it is your fathers boat ! They may go and be caring.
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    Steel OMC 3 gallon tank issue

    When that condition of it works. Then stops. I have found a large BLOB of slimy that gets rolled over the pick up end. Stops flow until suction of the bulb is removed and the BLOB rolls away. I POUR the gas out on a concrete area to evaporate. I then hold the tank upside down and keep...
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    What causes fuel to go back into tank after primin

    I always leave the tank filler cap loose. To prevent any possible high vacuum or overpressure of the pump or rubber tipped float pin.
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    What causes fuel to go back into tank after primin

    Some times I disconnect the hose connector at the engine and allow the carburator & pump to go dry. I then use the bulb to recharge the carburetor completely. Instead of a long dry cranking of the engine. Reconnect connectors. 1 squeeze or 2 and engine is running with just a 1/4 of a second of...
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    WARNING !! WARNING !! About brand new sparkplugs I bought.

    My kicker is also my main motor on the 16' Aluminum with the 1986 Everrude 30 hp2 stroke. The engine Starts instantly Jumps on plane. Uses about 1/2 a gallon a day. I finally bought another red plastic tank so I have a 6 gallon Reserve tank. I screwed up the previous 50 to 1 mixture load...
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    Dead Batteries

    I should not be surprised that it only lasted 5 ? years. At being not charged every day like a car battery is. Left unused every year from October To June 1 Is the fastest and best way to ruin a excellent battery.
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    What causes fuel to go back into tank after primin

    This spring I finally changed the primer bulb for the generator. It was just to hard to squeeze efficiently. about 35 years old. Still pumped . But caused cramped muscles in my hand.
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    What causes fuel to go back into tank after primin

    Think about a Primer bulb FUNCTION. EACH squeeze is...SUPPOSED.... to INCREASE the fuel pressure in a carburetor float level that is several feet HIGHER. Than the gas level in a near empty gas tank on the floor under it. A soft bulb just does NOTHING to fill the carburetor to operating...
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    What causes fuel to go back into tank after primin

    Good primer bulbs ... ONLY... pump gasoline in 1 direction. The built in check valve must prevent drain back. How else will the pump ...HOLD ...2 to 5 pounds of pressure in the carburetor FLOAT needle valve system. My primer bulb has ROCK HARD shape a couple of days later. I DO NOT need to...
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    What causes fuel to go back into tank after primin

    Would leaving the cap loose relieve the problem ? A few million defective parts ?
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    Dead Batteries

    I was ready to change a battery as it ran way down repeatedly. I left the MANUAL Bilge Pump switch on for several days. Oh well Can not fix stu. :rolleyes:
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    WARNING !! WARNING !! About brand new sparkplugs I bought.

    I tried Surface Firing Sparkplugs. Were too easily fouled up by my almost constant trolling at Idle Speed.
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    Won’t stay running 125 force pestoline

    I feel for you. You have so many different things to correct. Stay with it. (y)
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    What causes fuel to go back into tank after primin

    Should be bad check valves in the squeeze Primer Bulb. Unscrew the fuel tank filler cap to release any excess ...VACUUM....in the tank.
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    Green people destroyed another fantastic fishing area.

    I do fish for 50 days at a time. :)
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    Problems AGAIN!!!

    My box HAS a metal plate that fits in between the 2 sections. Does your box have a dividing / separating plate ?
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    4s full of oil

    Do not buy used motors again.
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