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Engine trouble
Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Mon, 23 Jun 2008 14:47:38 +0000, Larry wrote: The look on a boater's face when I tell him to open the gas cap a crack, or the fuel valve he forgot to open, and the engine smooths out in 15 seconds, having watched his bulb collapse..........PRICELESS!.. One more advantage of direct injection two stroke engines - no primer bulb. Primer bulb - pfffhhhtt - ancient tech. I understand your eTech runs on water vapors and pumps wine out the pee-er. BTW, in the years I have owned two Yamaha four strokes I never once have touched the primer bulb. |
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On Mon, 23 Jun 2008 21:45:22 -0400, HK wrote:
Short Wave Sportfishing wrote: On Mon, 23 Jun 2008 14:47:38 +0000, Larry wrote: The look on a boater's face when I tell him to open the gas cap a crack, or the fuel valve he forgot to open, and the engine smooths out in 15 seconds, having watched his bulb collapse..........PRICELESS!.. One more advantage of direct injection two stroke engines - no primer bulb. Primer bulb - pfffhhhtt - ancient tech. I understand your eTech runs on water vapors and pumps wine out the pee-er. Not wine - bourbon. BTW, in the years I have owned two Yamaha four strokes I never once have touched the primer bulb. Of course not. |
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Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Mon, 23 Jun 2008 21:45:22 -0400, HK wrote: Short Wave Sportfishing wrote: On Mon, 23 Jun 2008 14:47:38 +0000, Larry wrote: The look on a boater's face when I tell him to open the gas cap a crack, or the fuel valve he forgot to open, and the engine smooths out in 15 seconds, having watched his bulb collapse..........PRICELESS!.. One more advantage of direct injection two stroke engines - no primer bulb. Primer bulb - pfffhhhtt - ancient tech. I understand your eTech runs on water vapors and pumps wine out the pee-er. Not wine - bourbon. BTW, in the years I have owned two Yamaha four strokes I never once have touched the primer bulb. Of course not. I kid you not. Never touched either of them. In fact, I didn't even know where the current one was until I opened the bilge hatch this past week to work the valve for the livewell. There it was...untouched. |
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On Mon, 23 Jun 2008 22:46:07 -0400, HK wrote:
Short Wave Sportfishing wrote: On Mon, 23 Jun 2008 21:45:22 -0400, HK wrote: Short Wave Sportfishing wrote: On Mon, 23 Jun 2008 14:47:38 +0000, Larry wrote: The look on a boater's face when I tell him to open the gas cap a crack, or the fuel valve he forgot to open, and the engine smooths out in 15 seconds, having watched his bulb collapse..........PRICELESS!.. One more advantage of direct injection two stroke engines - no primer bulb. Primer bulb - pfffhhhtt - ancient tech. I understand your eTech runs on water vapors and pumps wine out the pee-er. Not wine - bourbon. BTW, in the years I have owned two Yamaha four strokes I never once have touched the primer bulb. Of course not. I kid you not. Never touched either of them. In fact, I didn't even know where the current one was until I opened the bilge hatch this past week to work the valve for the livewell. There it was...untouched. I believe - I believe. Honest... |
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