Santiago
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Can't start kicker?
I have a 9.9HP 4-stroke kicker that I could not get started last week, have spark and have fuel. This is a Mercury box but I understand the motor is
a Tohatsu. Anyway, I notices that the primer bulb, the little round rubber half-bulb that you push a few times to prime the carb was badly cracked.
Is this letting air into the system?
Full-choke didn't help. Boat's in Baja and I'm not..
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woody with a view
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it doesn't allow suction to pull gas to the carb, not so much air into the system.
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Bob and Susan
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they cost $5 at a lawnmower shop
and the motors don't work with out a sealed bulb
they crack with age...what a pain
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captkw
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morning santiago
Hola Im up in the cali delta's and the sun is just starting to show a glow..SWEET !! if you U2U me a land line number I will call you back and we can
"get er done" how is that "repair" holding on your merc ??.......K&T
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Russ
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Did you try starting fluid? Sometimes they just need a kick to understand what you want.
Bahia Concepcion where life starts...given a chance!
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Bob53
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Replace the bulb and it will probably start right up. Did you check to see if the carb was getting fuel? I had the same problem a couple years ago
with my Yamaha 175.
The bitterness of poor quality remains long after the sweetness of low price is forgotten.
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Santiago
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Yes, the local Merc rep says same thing.
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captkw
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fuel lines and such
no oil,fuel,brake,pwr str ,,,any line shoud have a crack...
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bledito
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how about smearing silacone on the bulb to reseal it
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Santiago
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I thought about that but the vigor with which I kept trying to prime pretty much broke it apart.
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