Hey Spare ?

[Skools Out]

not sure they have OMC round switches on the dash marked OMC AUTO PRIMER and it's just a mom. on switch.

[spareparts]

i guess they could have offered them as an option, I know they were standard on teh V8's. Only concern about those pums is meeting USCG requirements and if they are corrosion resistant. Could use the low pressure bosch style pumps like they use on mercruiser carb I/Os

[Skools Out]

since they weren't set to run all the time should they have run only like 30 sec to prime before starting then turn off to crank and run without using them? i've never seen this setup before.

[Skools Out]

this set is marked CG Approved

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/MARINE-ELECTRIC-FUEL-PUMP-UNIVERSAL-30gph-3psi-5psi-/230547360153?pt=Boat_Parts_Accessories_Gear&hash=i tem35adb18999

or

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/MARINE-FUEL-PUMP-UNIVERSAL-ELECTRIC-30gph-5psi-9psi-/310263383507?pt=Boat_Parts_Accessories_Gear&hash=i tem483d2385d3

[spareparts]

I saw they were USCG approved after I made that post. And yes, they were only used to prime the system, they didn't run all the time. I might have manual on them, I'll see if I can dig it up.

[phatdaddy]

skools, i used to fish with a buddy who had a mid 80's sportcraft with a 4 cyl seadrive and he had a similar fuel pump . he would press the button on the console until the pump got quiet, to prime the system. instead of squeezing the ball. maybe with the closed in transoms, just too hard to get to the primers on certain boats?

[Skools Out]

hum that's what this was an OMC Sea-Drive boat. what size fuel inlet / outlet would you say use for these 225's as primers on the pumps? i guess the motors fuel pump will suck gas thru the primer pump.