Chrysler recall xds Videos

1. Don't splice fuel lines with an elbow. If you do splice a fuel line with an elbow make SURE you put hose clamps on both ends of the elbow. If you don't, even though it seems to be very tight, it can draw air into the line and in seconds or minutes you have a vapor locked fuel line. 2. Replace the fuel line completely. The old fuel lines had a liner in them that would deteriorate over time from Ethanol, and it's almost impossible to get fuel without Ethanol in it now. That liner would get weak, collapse and starve the engine for fuel. Sometimes it would break and cause a "flap" inside the fuel line that acts like a shut off valve. The faster you go, the more throttle you use, the more draw on the fuel service (suction), the more likely you are to see this symptom. So as soon as your engine stops sucking fuel the "flap" or constriction relaxes and all of a sudden you have fuel again and can restart. If the fuel line has this problem eventually it will just clog up when a chunk of the inside lining lets go completely. Fuel lines are comparatively cheap and hey, the motor won't run if it can't get gasoline. Nothing ruins a day on the water faster than propulsion problems. Assuming you don't run into ships and such things ... Make sure you get a marine rated fuel line designed for Ethanol fuels. DON"T just use a chunk of garden hose or an automobile fuel or vacuum line. If you do that eventually your motor will stop running or will run briefly and then stop. Everything will look just fine but you'll be posting videos on YouTube asking people why your outboard motor won't run ...