klutchdust wrote:
So....my thoughts about the pump, why would the pump run continuously and not pick up fuel either from the supply line or a fuel container I had nearby.
next day I prime it, it runs 5 seconds off the main fuel line which is at least 25 feet starts and runs fine.
I have the same thoughts. Happens to both the generator fuel pump and also the fresh water pump.
Both are self priming i believe. But i think with just air in there the suction can be too little to pull water or gas into the pump. One answer to your question could be a cracked fuel line sucking air. You wait a couple days and the gasoline soaked crack might actually become soft and somewhat seal itself. So the fuel pump now miraculously works. The problem is still there but just hiding for a bit.
But you ran a small fuel line and the pump still didnt prime. Which means there is still a suction problem.
If i was there i would pull the fuel line directly off the carb and then either suck with my mouth if an emergency, or use a mighty vac or syphon pump to pull gas through.
Really dont think its a fuel pump problem. Ideally youre supposed to run the genny for 1 hour every month under a load. You might be experiencing parts that sat for awhile, developed some film and that sludge that ethanol gas turns to, and is now working itself through.
Whats up with the fuel filter? Youre seeing a small clear fuel filter? That might be a secondary filter the previous owner installed. I think the stock onan filter is a metal canister.
