hooking up a primer kit to powerbombs?

[D-Roc]

anyone use a primer kit on their powerbomb carbs? mine don't have the nipple to hook on on each carb and i didn't want to drill my 1000.00 carbs. Last year on my single powerbomb i just put the primer into the flamearrestor and it would squirt into the throat. This year i got some proK which are also too nice to just drill into. Any suggestions to use a primer on these bad boys.

 

[WaveDemon]

shouldn't carbs that cost 1k not need a primer?

 

[D-Roc]

well i hope so, last year i barely ever had to prime, even when the ski sat unused for a couple days. tap the green and go but on the other hand its nice to be able to give it a pump or two when out in the water and the ski won;t fire.

 

[Boris]

How pretty and/or expensive is your intake manifold ?

 

[kurtwolff]

I wouldn't drill into an intake manifold no matter what; any leak there could cause a lean condition/free-rev. I would drill into the flame arrestor adapters if I were you, if that is feasible. -Kurt

 

[Boris]

My post was meant as a joke but I forgot to add a smiley.:biggthumpup:

DO NOT DRILL INTO THE INTAKE MANIFOLD.

 

[kurtwolff]

Well some people out there prob. would put a primer fitting there, haha.

 

[meatball]

Don't drill into the Prok's IMO, I'd be afraid of another piece of the mesh on the outside falling down the carb throat from being 'broken' in one area.

 

[D-Roc]

well this kinda sucks, i wanted a primer but not it it means drilling parts all out. i guess i'll just have to see how it works without the primer.

 

[RiverRat]

Best way to do it is just install a primer. Or if it is just for cold tarting, take off a flame arrestora nd cup the top of the carb......then crank the motor. That will pull fuel into the throat of the carb and you don' have to install a primer.

 

[sflsurfrider]

if youre going to drill, you should do it on the thick part of the adaptor just below the f/a.

definately dont want to do it below the throttle plate. theres way too much vacuum and itll draw gas through the primer and youll never be able to tune it.