primer question

[fals3illusion]

ok i have 2 primers and both don't work, they just pull out and auto spring back....

one of the i have had working all last summer and just a few weeks ago.

can it be the cold that is making it do that? or are they both broke?

Thanks,
Justin

 

[tor*p*do]

wear items, replace them
I tried the bulb primers and they didnt last one season!
Get some new plungers and chuck the old ones in the trash

 

[Mike W]

It may be just sucking air. Make sure your fuel line "T" is down low.

 

[Mark44]

My bulb primer has been on my ski under the hood for 4 years without issue. But then again I never need to prime unless its been sitting for a long time.

Mark44

 

[OCD Solutions]

I was gonna go to bulbs just cause I keep busting the knobs off the other ones. I pay $9 for the primer knob assembly, they are cheap!

 

[crammit442]

ok i have 2 primers and both don't work, they just pull out and auto spring back....

one of the i have had working all last summer and just a few weeks ago.

can it be the cold that is making it do that? or are they both broke?

Thanks,
Justin

Pull the plunger back and spray wd-40 in both barbs and pump until it begins working. Sometimes it'll take a few rounds of this, but I've never had to replace one because what you're describing. Ask Kennay.......:loser:

 

[GIL]

Pull the plunger back and spray wd-40 in both barbs and pump until it begins working. Sometimes it'll take a few rounds of this, but I've never had to replace one because what you're describing. Ask Kennay.......:loser:

I did not know you needed a primer w/running a single carb.?.?.?.?.

 

[WFO Speedracer]

I have had to replace quite a few of them ,sometimes they just stop working,its just an o-ring in there that makes the seal,once thats trashed its over with.

 

[Flash-FX]

The primers with the shaft and the neoprene bulb style just don't cut it anymore. Try the "weed wacker" style...cheaper, available in a few different styles. They don't break/leak as easy and are all plastic.
The only problem is the nipple where the 1/8" tubing attaches to is not barbed, therefore a couple drops of CA glue are needed to keep the hoses on securely.

Example: http://buffalosmallengine.com/index...Path=147_229&zenid=0g0e91k05gu1fk02d8au84jgn6

 

[fals3illusion]

ok guys i got it figured out .... i bought one from the local dealer,

and then my dumba$$ broke the 1/4x1/4 x1/8 plastic tee :banghead:

so i used what i had and found out there was an air lead, so i think my primer was good

 

[SuperDrifter]

bulb is nice 'cause you can 'feel' when it's loaded.

 

[AdamOntario]

Pull the plunger back and spray wd-40 in both barbs and pump until it begins working. Sometimes it'll take a few rounds of this, but I've never had to replace one because what you're describing. Ask Kennay.......:loser:

I do a similar thing after winter to "prime" the primer

 

[Waternut]

The primers with the shaft and the neoprene bulb style just don't cut it anymore. Try the "weed wacker" style...cheaper, available in a few different styles. They don't break/leak as easy and are all plastic.
The only problem is the nipple where the 1/8" tubing attaches to is not barbed, therefore a couple drops of CA glue are needed to keep the hoses on securely.

Example: http://buffalosmallengine.com/index...Path=147_229&zenid=0g0e91k05gu1fk02d8au84jgn6

I went to just about every hardware/lawnmower store I knew of last season and not one of them had primers. I did find one that sold the clear plastic bulb... Ended up breaking down and ordering a new one. $12 for a primer $8 for shipping and $3-$4 in gas running around town looking for something else so that I wouldn't have to order...:grumble: