Need help with Motor not wanting to start==>

[country7]

I have a 1999 merc 200 carbed that has been sitting about 8 weeks, it had stabill and i put some fresh gas in but it wont crank. The fuel bulb wont build pressure and i pumped on it for a while, it is located after the fuel filter. Before i put the boat up i changed the fuel filter but was told not to put gas into the filter. So my predicament is how do i get fuel to the bulb? When i pump the bulb you can see a small amount o fuel in the filter on the engine but it doesnt even want to TRY to crank.
Any ideas would be greatly appreciated!!!!

[DriveJohnson]

Won't crank, or cranks, but won't start? Just need a little clarity on your post...

[country7]

sorry tried to put as much info as possible, it will turnover but will not fire up, im pretty sure its lack of fuel but not sure how to solve it, thanks

[marcus220]

coutry,if you pump the bulb,that should fill the filter.i'm assuming it was running good before this problem? and yes,i will ask is is there plenty of gas in the tank?is the bulb hard?sounds like your loosing the prime from the bulb to the engine,maybe a defective bulb?sounds like fuel to me especially if the filter is not filling.is there a water separator filter?looks like a keylago boat?i have a 22 ft.er marcus

[country7]

yes sir it was runnin great , went 60 miles out the day before i put it up, just wanted to put a fresh filter on it before it went into storage so i wouldnt have to do it later. No i dont believe its a seperator filter. yeah the small filter on the engine is not filling at all, just a very small amount of fuel shows when pump on the bulb.I think im gonna go buy a racor system tomorrow with a water drain so i am sure i have a separator, now when putting the filter on, do you putfuel in the filter or put it on dry?? and marcus its a cape horn 21, very close to the key largo, i love it

[marcus220]

what you could try is if you have a quick disconnect on the engine,try hooking it up to a remote tank.if there isn't a quick disconnect you can disconnect the fitting on your remote tank and connect it to the t-connector in side under the cover.and try it then.

[country7]

will do, i have a 5 gallon tank that i could hook it up to

[marcus220]

i have a yamaha 200 hpdi and i personnally put it on dry,never had a problem.

[marcus220]

good luck,and i hope i was able to help.have a good night. marcus

[country7]

yes sir, hey where are you located?

[CapnDean]

Fuel starvation: Get fuel to your engine THEN tell us if it won't run.

[marcus220]

i live in so. maine.the winters here are getting too long.i fish for giant bluefin.striper.haddock,cod.

[country7]

its beautiful up there but i HATE the cold, its 45 here and im hiding inside lol i fish for snapper, ling,dolphin,aj's,grouper,kingfish

[mbb]

Try turning the bulb so that the outlet side to the engine is pointed UP, this makes the balls in the checks fall back onto their seats.

[marcus220]

where you live?fla.?

[wetneck]

have you checked for spark yet ?

[country7]

yes, thats one thing i just did, pretty much down to fuel stavation

[wetneck]

then aux tank hose and ball hooked to motor filter....elevate the aux tank to ensure fuel delivery.

[JUSTINTIME]

sounds like you got an air leak on the filter if the bulb will not get hard

[rowbear]

Country, I have a 1999 115hp merc carbed and had the same problem when I changed the fuel/water cartridge, it would
not prime. Had to take the cartride off and fill with fuel, sqeeze the ball til it was firm and crank it up. I also own a 2003
200 HPDI that does not need cartride to be filled with fuel to prime.