thrllskr
Converted Coucher
- Location
- Hoboken, NJ
Got my primer kit yesterday. Can someone briefly explain where in the fuel system this will go? Thanks.
grifnasty said:return line wil work most of the time.. but there no reason not to install a T fitting stright from the main fule line...
Matt_E said:Actually, there is. If you got a ********ty primer bulb, it can leak fuel into the carb. Running it in the return line cuts down on that.
Matt_E said:I know I am babbling....I had the problem of the primer dumping fuel in on rough landings. Using the return line eliminated that for some reason.
The return line isn't under as much pressure as the in line.
sflsurfrider said:sorry, matt. gotta disagree again. i think theyre equal. they both go to the tank which is just a hollow tank. you cant have 2 pressures in one area. if theyre not equal, the feed line would theoretically be under less pressure since the carb is sucking the gas through it via a vacuum. the return line would, then, have more pressure because the carb is "pumping" gas through it.
but thats a silly theory, because we all know that the pressure is equal in the feed and return.
now stop babbling!
Actually, if you got a *******ty primer bulb, just get rid of it. My ski occasionally revved away mid-air for the last few rides before my bulb just popped out. I removed it, pinched off the lines and it ran great. Now I have the pump style and still no problems. This bulb was only seven mos old... I run mine in the reserve line, btw.Matt_E said:Actually, there is. If you got a ********ty primer bulb, it can leak fuel into the carb. Running it in the return line cuts down on that.
Matt_E said:I'll keep babbling, but I oughta know better. The return line doesn't return as much fuel as the in lines carry in. After all, the tank does empty, doesn't it? :frown: You're forgetting air getting into the tank to replace fuel.
Since all my fuel lines are the same ID, they cannot be under the same pressure then.
Matt_E said:If there's more fuel in the same diameter line, then it is under more pressure. :Banane01:
grifnasty said:reserve line will work as long as its not a feeder line to teh carbs...
Matt_E said:If there's more fuel in the same diameter line, then it is under more pressure.