Boat motor not getting fuel

Engine not getting fuel. Your outboard motor is the heart of your marine vessel and if it is having trouble with the fuel supply it can put a damper on your day on the lake river or ocean.

Watch our Yamaha Outboard Fuel Pump Issues video above in which we guide you through an outboards fuel system to troubleshoot possible issues that may be causing fuel pump problems.

Boat motor not getting fuel. Engine not getting fuel. It sounds like there may be a fuel hose collapsing somewhere. Check and make sure all hoses are in good working order.

A blocked outboard fuel line prevents fuel from getting to the motor. It generally starts with a partial blockage where playing around with the fuel hose and pumping the primer bulb will get the motor to start or keep it running. If you can smell fuel then this has probably already happened.

The easiest solution is to wait for 5-10 minutes but if time is of the essence it may be possible to start the motor by switching the choke to the running position and pulling the starter cord several times. Removing the carburetor float. Running down the battery can also negatively affect the power needed to start the engine.

Ethanol fuels shouldnt be kept in the tank for more than thirty days. If you are having trouble starting the engine put fresh fuel in the tank and try again. If you only have ethanol available to run in your boat.

Check over the boat fuel filter and its fittings. Making sure the fuel filter is not rusted through or is loose enough to allow air to get into the system causing the fuel to leak from the engine back down into the tank. Where To Start Troubleshooting.

My Yamaha outboard was having a stalling bogging down problem. This video shows how to quickly diagnose the fuel system and rebuild the carburetors. Sometimes you just need to get it primeddisconnect from the engine sidesqueeze then place a finger over the end that goes to the engitlet it expand then remove fingersqueeze again doing the same thing should start to pull fuel after doing this a few times you will feel itor you could have a problem on the tank side like a broken pick up tube assuming its a built in tankAND sometimes new.

Watch our Yamaha Outboard Fuel Pump Issues video above in which we guide you through an outboards fuel system to troubleshoot possible issues that may be causing fuel pump problems. Although were using a Yamaha 250HP motor as an example the fuel system will be very similar on any modern outboard regardless of brand or model. We have a 2006 Mercury EFI 4-stroke.

We are not getting fuel from the tank to the outboard. If we squeeze the primer ball on the fuel line it fills the fuel filter cup we start the engine and let it idle the cup drains and engine stalls. Is there a pump for drawing from the.

When the days boating is over most boaters disconnect the hose at the tank and allow the engine to run itself out of fuel. When the operator wants to start the outboard again the hose and engine must be primed because the outboards fuel pumps are incapable of pulling anything but. The quality of the fuel you use for your boat not only affects your fuel filter but also affects the engines efficiency.

Fuel treatment is crucial to keep your engines working properly without clogging up the tubes or fuel injectors. Fuel contamination can be caused by two things. Ethanol and water getting into the fuel or fuel that has been sitting in the tank for too long.

Both can cause clogging and corrosion in the fuel. I could not tell if I was getting fuel in the carb but I took the line loose from the pump to the carb at the carb and got fuel to spew out into a coke bottle. After I did this the engine hit a couple times but then wouldnt hit again.

Im thinking the pump is primed but I may have water in the fuel. By the way I have only owned the boat for. Fuel Line Air Leak Another possible cause is an air leak in the fuel line.

When this occurs theres a constant fluctuation in the amount of fuel thats pumped to the boats carburetors and as a result the motors RPMs go up and down. The vehicle is not getting any fuel to the engine. I replaced the fuel pump fuel filter and tank selector switch but still no fuel.

Electrical components are not working Inspection. Your outboard motor is the heart of your marine vessel and if it is having trouble with the fuel supply it can put a damper on your day on the lake river or ocean. Two of the most common problems when it comes to fuel supply in your outboard motor are bad fuel.

One quick check you can do is to pull the fuel line off your carburetor turn the gas on for a second and see if fuel is flowing out the fuel line. If all that stuff is ok then its likely at this point you have something blocking the fuel inside your carburetor.