Primer Bulbs

[billm_usa1]

I found a crack in mine yesterday and got a big shock.
Due to 2011 EPA regulations Primer bulbs are being made of a different material and are now $29 at Walmart. You can still pick one of the old ones up from Ebay for less than $10.

[JER-BIG BASS]

Probaly so the 10% ethanol don't eat it up and crack again.
BIG BASS

[tracy]

I found the same thing last weekend. Man was I shocked. I found some at an auto parts store. for $7

Didnt know they where being made of different stuff due to the EPA. Quess I will be going back and buying a few bulbs and hoses to stock up.

[kydonky]

I am more concerned with these new portable fuel tank like the 5 gallon gas cans you use for your lawnmower gas.

They all have these new "spill proof/evaporation proof" spouts.

on most of them you have to put pressure on the spout after unlocking it for fuel to flow.

What I have found is that when filling a small lawn mower tank with a small opening you spill more on the ground that you can get in the tank.

I bought a kerosene withone of these spouts and when the electric went out this winter I tried to fill the heater and found that you could not pour into a funnel with these spouts. As a result I had to fill a pitcher holding 5 gall can (about 40 lbs) with one hand and the pitcher with the other. This is quite a feet and creates quite a mess of spilled fuel.

Anyone else have issues with these?

So I have now disassembled the spout, took the spring mechnaism out and now use a rubber stopper to close it.

[RayP]

The bad part is that the older primer bulbs and fuel lines were never designed to carry the levels of Ethanol that we're seeing in today's fuels. The rubber is disintegrating and clogging up fuel filters or the fuel lines inner linings come loose can be sucked closed or shed apart. I plan to replace everything from the tanks to the engine with the new stuff.

I also bought a new 5 gallon kerosene can with the new spouts. At first I thought the new spout was to prevent spilling...it's obviously not. I hate that thing.

[peter]

I found a crack in mine yesterday and got a big shock.
Due to 2011 EPA regulations Primer bulbs are being made of a different material and are now $29 at Walmart. You can still pick one of the old ones up from Ebay for less than $10.

Just my recent experience. A mechanic replaced my bulb and line from the tank to the engine with one of those new ones. The fuel line was shinny grey. Not sure if it was epa grade. I guess it was a relatively inexpensive unit. It was a joke. Basically it did not work all the time causing the engine to cut out at high rpm and the bulb did not pump all the time. Replaced it with a, get ready, $60 OMC setu up. Problems solved.

[R19]

Just my recent experience. A mechanic replaced my bulb and line from the tank to the engine with one of those new ones. The fuel line was shinny grey. Not sure if it was epa grade. I guess it was a relatively inexpensive unit. It was a joke. Basically it did not work all the time causing the engine to cut out at high rpm and the bulb did not pump all the time. Replaced it with a, get ready, $60 OMC setu up. Problems solved.

After many attempts of trying to post a picture of grey fuel line that came from a 2008 model boat I gave up. There has been more than one grey fuel line on the market for a few years. One is ethanol resistant and the other is not. Anybody wanting information about a link that gives details about which grey fuel line is ethanol resistant, you need send me an IM because I can not get the link/picture to load on this site...

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Here's the link:
http://www.bbcboards.net/zerothread?id=681502

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[peter]

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[R19]

Thanks Peter for fixing the link.

I believe if people open the link and see the 3 year old fuel line they will be shocked and run out to thier boat and inspect thier lines immeadieatly. What you see in the picture is not actually ethanol,it is the inside of the line being ate away because ethanol is much more corrosive than regular fuel...grey with red writing is asking for trouble...grey with blue writing can be ran with ethanol fuel.

When running ethanol in boats,lawn mowers,weed eaters,chain saws or anything that will sit for a prolonged period of time you have the possibility of damage to your fuel system. Ethanol does cause harm to our vehicles but not as much because it does not sit for prolonged periods of time.

One of my college term papers was about ethanol fuel. I had to choose wether I wanted to write about the pro's or con's of ethanol fuel. I found a lot of information on the internet while doing reshearch for my paper. There are good things about ethanol fuel but I believe the hamful effects out weigh them.