Okay, tell me what I did wrong here (I mean, besides the obvious)
Took the boat out this morning and couldn't get the outboard (90's 4 stroke Yamaha 9.9) started. Realized that I'd put the fuel line on backwards (and had been priming air?). Fixed that, but still couldn't get it started. Even after connecting it the right way, the primer bulb never felt like it was full of fuel rather still had a bunch air in it with the fuel.
Is there something I need to do to get the air out of the fuel line? Did I get air in the motor somehow and make it unhappy? I'm guessing it was just a fuel flow issue, but I didn't want to keep priming the bulb over and over in case I flooded the engine or whatever.
FWIW, the tank was new and this was the first time I'd used it. Plenty of fuel in there, but could I have an air leak somewhere? I feel like it's more likely that my screwup with the fuel line direction is the issue.
Took the boat out this morning and couldn't get the outboard (90's 4 stroke Yamaha 9.9) started. Realized that I'd put the fuel line on backwards (and had been priming air?). Fixed that, but still couldn't get it started. Even after connecting it the right way, the primer bulb never felt like it was full of fuel rather still had a bunch air in it with the fuel.
Is there something I need to do to get the air out of the fuel line? Did I get air in the motor somehow and make it unhappy? I'm guessing it was just a fuel flow issue, but I didn't want to keep priming the bulb over and over in case I flooded the engine or whatever.
FWIW, the tank was new and this was the first time I'd used it. Plenty of fuel in there, but could I have an air leak somewhere? I feel like it's more likely that my screwup with the fuel line direction is the issue.