Mercury 65hp wont prime

[NathanY]

I can squeeze the bulb all day, and it will not harden. I also can hear what sounds to be air coming from the carb area when I am pumping on the bulb. <br /><br />The bulb and all fittings are new, fuel tank is new, it is properly vented, and everything has hose clamps on it.<br /><br />The motor will run fine, it you choke the **** out of it to get the gas to the carb.<br /><br />Motor is a 1974 65hp.

 

[DJENAN]

Re: Mercury 65hp wont prime

with the right tools its a 1 hour job, u need a flywheel puller to remove the flywheel and a timing light to reset the timing.<br />I got a quote once to have it done in australia and it was $300aus

 

[NathanY]

Re: Mercury 65hp wont prime

Ok just for future reference, it turned out to be a faulty fuelpump diaphram. Apparently, the air in the fuel line was just pushing right the fuel pump not allowing any suction on the fuel. Problem is fixed.

 

[greasemonkeyozi]

Re: Mercury 65hp wont prime

Hey, good move.

 

[greasemonkeyozi]

Re: Mercury 65hp wont prime

DJENAN, one question. What does removing the flywheel and setting the timing have to do with the fuel system?