Other 3 Primer plungers brought to life

[Freakrider]

Brake cleaner sprayed/ drawn into them by using a short piece of primer line to fill, fixed three non working primers today...I will always buy primer bulbs from now on because plungers style are unreliable imo. My Freak has a bulb style and they are so much better I believe.

Thought I share a fix that worked. Opinions ?

 

[550/440]

How long do you think they will last?

 

[Vumad]

Know any bulb style that will fit into the OEM choke hole like the plunger style?

I want to switch away from a bar mounted bilge switch, but I have it because I didn't want to drill a hole in my boat.

I'm open to ideas to have the fuel selector, primer and bilge switch w/o drilling any holes, or making any of the existing holes bigger.

 

[Freakrider]

How long do you think they will last?

Seems inactivity is what makes them quit.

Know any bulb style that will fit into the OEM choke hole like the plunger style?

I want to switch away from a bar mounted bilge switch, but I have it because I didn't want to drill a hole in my boat.

I'm open to ideas to have the fuel selector, primer and bilge switch w/o drilling any holes, or making any of the existing holes bigger.

I went from bar mounted switch to removing it from the mount and moved it under the pole below chin pad with superglue. I kept hitting it on the bars so it had to go. Don't know about a smaller diameter bulb primer.

 

[swapmeet]

Interesting, I would think the brake cleaner would eat whatever is inside and make it worse. Glad you got them working, I prefer bulbs simply because they're knee friendly.

 

[Nemo]

Install the primer bulb in the engine compartment. Works for me but my ski starts easy anyway.

 

[Vumad]

Install the primer bulb in the engine compartment. Works for me but my ski starts easy anyway.

Might do that when this one s out. The new one I just put on my ski is leaking. I stole the one off my X2 for now. Putting inside would free up the mount location for a bilge. It just concerns me to not have primer avail in the surf.

My bar mounted switch is on it's way out too. Not looking to spend another $70, or $35/yr at the rate these last.

 

[Freakrider]

anyone else dislike plunger primers ?

 

[badvinny]

I only dislike the plunger style because I took one in the knee, after that I only mount them inside the hood. Then a bulb cracked sitting in storage in my shop and leaked about 2 gallons into the tray, it's common, should probably be changing my mat every two years anyway.

 

[garrcass]

I have got a few working like that with silacone spray.

 

[BombThreat]

wd40 works good too, just gotta get the orings to swell

 

[SXIPro]

wd40 works good too, just gotta get the orings to swell

Yep. Two second fix.

 

[jloria]

Install the primer bulb in the engine compartment. Works for me but my ski starts easy anyway.

I have seen this on some skis...clean installation but not good for surf IMO

i prefer access to them in case of an issue out in the surf

 

[txsuperjetfreak96]

X2 i like being able to have access to one, dnt know what im going to do my dash is to thick for one now, with the ffh