fish brain
Crew Member
I was out fishing the other day and after about two hours of trolling, my kicker just stalled. I gave the the ball a pump, it was a tad soft, and the motor fired right back up. Ten or fifteen minutes later it quit again. Fired the motor back up and waited near it until it tried to die again. I heard it sputter, grabbed the ball and gave it a pump and the motor came back to life, so I suspect the primer ball. Usually when I put the boat away, I disconnect the line to drain the bowl and the motor sputters and slowly dies. This was fairly abrupt almost like I turned the switch off not a slow starving of fuel like I might expect from starving the engine of fuel.
So before I start just changing out components until I solve the problem, my question is; am I on the right track looking at the primer bulb first, or should I be looking at something else first. The motor is a 2005 Yamaha T8, I replaced the primer ball about two years ago.
So before I start just changing out components until I solve the problem, my question is; am I on the right track looking at the primer bulb first, or should I be looking at something else first. The motor is a 2005 Yamaha T8, I replaced the primer ball about two years ago.