Outboard Fuel System Problems! Diagnosing a Rough Running Outboard - Part 1

Find and Fix your Outboard fuel system problems. Fuel system issues can cause causing a rough running outboard. In this video I'll go over some of the fuel system issues you may run into with a rough running outboard motor. I'll cover how to Diagnose fuel and fuel flow related issues that can cause a rough running outboard engine that I have seen or experienced in the past. If you have any suggestions or tips I may have missed, please post them in comments!

There is one area that I missed covering in detail, that is to make sure your hoses haven't collapsed or deteriorated. Fuel lines typically have a lining inside that can deteriorate and fall apart causing small bits to clog the fuel system.

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A Quick disclaimer, I am not an outboard technician. I do however do my homework and consult with experts when necessary before doing much of the work I do on outboards. Last of all, I get a service manual on the outboards I work on and a thoroughly familiarize myself on the area I am going to work on.

Contents:
0:00 Introduction
0:34 Gas Tank Vent and Connector
2:26 Primer Bulb
3:34 Failed Primer Bulb Emergency Hack
4:44 Fuel Pump
7:37 Carburetors
7:54 Quick note on Ethanol
9:00 Syncing the Carburetors
10:13 Choke/Primer
10:38 Fuel Lines
11:00 Summing it all up

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