CANT SLEEP!!

  • Castaway
    Otsego,MN
    Posts: 1573
    April 24, 2008 at 3:13 pm #678160

    Does the ball pump up hard?Most likely the ball is bad.

    ToddJ
    Posts: 52
    April 24, 2008 at 3:15 pm #678163

    The ball does pump hard, but the ball will not stay hard, so then I have to keep pressure on the ball.

    rkd-jim
    Fountain City, WI.
    Posts: 1606
    April 24, 2008 at 3:19 pm #678166

    There’s a check valve in the line closest to the motor so the fuel doesn’t drain back. If that is faulty (broken) it will not allow fuel to go to the motor. Easy fix. Forgot to ask, what brand of motor??? If it’s a sealed system (no vent) you have a leak somewhere in the line.

    jon_jordan
    St. Paul, Mn
    Posts: 10908
    April 24, 2008 at 3:20 pm #678167

    Bad check valve in the ball. Common failure. Just get a new ball, or better yet a new ball and hose connection.

    -J.

    2jranch
    Arcadia, WI
    Posts: 851
    April 24, 2008 at 3:55 pm #678196

    check the “O” rings on your fuel line connection on the motor.The slightest leak will create problems.You could be losing suction power.

    crosby-stick
    Crosby MN
    Posts: 613
    April 24, 2008 at 5:22 pm #678230

    Or you could have the hose turned around I have this same motor on a duck boat and have done that once before

    david_scott
    Twin Cities
    Posts: 2946
    April 24, 2008 at 6:09 pm #678303

    I have had issues with the fuel pump/filter assembly screwed to the side of the engine block on older Johnson motors before. This had the exact same symptoms, and what it took to take care of the problem.

    mossydan
    Cedar Rapids, Iowa
    Posts: 7727
    April 24, 2008 at 11:50 pm #678453

    Make sure the vent isn’t plugged and is open on the cap on the fuel tank. The tank has to be vented otherwise the pump can’t pull any gas from the tank. It will run for a few minutes then it starve for gas.

    Tom P.
    Whitehall Wi.
    Posts: 3452
    April 24, 2008 at 11:59 pm #678455

    Scott wrote

    Quote:

    the fuel pump/filter assembly screwed to the side of the engine block on older Johnson motors before

    I about bet money this is the problem. Fuel bulb is pumping up hard as motor runs the the bulb gets soft. Fuel pump is weak and not drawing enough fuel. Thats the reason it runs when the bulb is squeezed

    eyedog
    Posts: 54
    April 25, 2008 at 12:35 am #678459

    Quote:

    I have had issues with the fuel pump/filter assembly screwed to the side of the engine block on older Johnson motors before. This had the exact same symptoms, and what it took to take care of the problem.

    I’ve done that before!!!

    col._klink
    St Paul
    Posts: 2542
    September 18, 2010 at 3:07 am #201362

    TICK TOCK TICK TOCK TICK TOCK TICK TOCK!!!

    What the point??

    protourbaits
    stillwater, MN
    Posts: 2466
    September 18, 2010 at 8:48 am #85739

    youre telling me!! Woke up 20 minutes before my alarm this morning

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