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Will be putting a 15 merc fourstroke kicker on 1700 fisherman. Have 150 merc EFI as main motor. Any suggestions on how to plumb the fuel line for kicker?
The easy thing that is most commonly done is as follows:
1. Somewhere in the main fuel line coming from the fuel tank, if you have a single pickup in the fuel tank, place a metal or plastic tee of the appropriate size for your fuel line.
2. On one end of the tee, place your main outboard fuel line, with its associated squeeze bulb and motor connector.
3. Reconnect this line to your main motor.
4. On the 2nd connection on the tee - place the fuel line for your kicker motor, including its squeeze bulb and motor connector.
5. The reason for each fuel line, having its own squeeze bulb is because each squeeze bulb has its own valve which will prevent fuel being sucked from the alternate motor and causing a fuel feed or starve situation on either motor.
This is easy, quick, inexpensive, and reliable.
Take care and be safe
REW
Bradnd
04-14-2003, 05:13 AM
Another option is to install a water seperater with the double outlet. That way you have clean fuel to both motors, along with seperate hoses & bulbs.
You may want to check to see if you have the aux. pick up in your main tank. Alot of the newer boats are putting them in.
Take care,
Brad
TS175_175
04-14-2003, 08:55 AM
I just went thru the same situation you are facing, but on a '03 Alumacraft Trounement Sport. I tried the "T" and used squeeze bulbs on each line. I never could get the lines to fill with fuel, seemed like they were pulling air rather than gas. So then I tried the water separator suggestion, the big motor would pull fuel but not the kicker. I got frustrated and carried the little three gallon can in the splash well a couple trips and noticed some nice scratches from that. Then someone mentioned the three way valve. I mounted it on the side wall of the splash well. It works like a charm. My kicker doesnt have electric start, so I have to be back there to start it and connect the tie rod anyway. It's not a big deal to turn the switch to the right feed. Hope this helps and saves you some time, aggivation, and skinned up knuckles. Tom