They aren't needed??
My Oday 27 came from PO with a fuel primer bulb between tank and mechanical fuel pump, and I never questioned whether it was neccessary. Fuel line comes out of top of fuel tank located under the cockpit sole (controlled by a fuel cutoff valve mounted on tank) and travels down hill (aha!...well, sort of aha) to the engine compartment. Continues to the racor water separator then to the silver inline fuel filter, then to primer bulb and then onto the fuel pump.
I was browsing older threads and found a comment that a fuel primer bulb is not neccessary--truth is I never really need to squeeze much if at all before bulb is full. Thread also stated that primer bulbs are a no-no in engine compartment since they tend to fail!
Aside from relocating the inline filter to between the pump and carb, and installing a fuel pressure gauge there too, should I ditch the primer bulb? Or is this needed to get over the initial hump--since my fuel pickup comes out the top of my fuel tank before heading downstream?
Thanks,
Jonny
My Oday 27 came from PO with a fuel primer bulb between tank and mechanical fuel pump, and I never questioned whether it was neccessary. Fuel line comes out of top of fuel tank located under the cockpit sole (controlled by a fuel cutoff valve mounted on tank) and travels down hill (aha!...well, sort of aha) to the engine compartment. Continues to the racor water separator then to the silver inline fuel filter, then to primer bulb and then onto the fuel pump.
I was browsing older threads and found a comment that a fuel primer bulb is not neccessary--truth is I never really need to squeeze much if at all before bulb is full. Thread also stated that primer bulbs are a no-no in engine compartment since they tend to fail!
Aside from relocating the inline filter to between the pump and carb, and installing a fuel pressure gauge there too, should I ditch the primer bulb? Or is this needed to get over the initial hump--since my fuel pickup comes out the top of my fuel tank before heading downstream?
Thanks,
Jonny
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