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I thought I fixed my fuel line connection last week when I put on a new female quick connect, but apparently I have another issue. Looks like I am going to have to replace the brass male quick connect part as well.

I was able to head out to our fishing spot for about 45 min @ 4250 rpm's without any issue, but when we started to head back in the motor stalled after being starved of fuel. I went to the stern and could see that fuel once again squirted out at the connection when I squeezed the fuel bulb.

Luckilly my father in-law was with me so he had to manually push the connection together while we limped back to shore @ 2500 rpm's. The only way to keep the fuel flowing through is to keep pressure on the connection. It still looks like a job I can handle myself, but I'm not too excited about messing around with fuel systems.









Despite the engine trouble it was still a nice morning on the water. The old staying holds true. A bad day fishing is still better than a good day at work. For a little while I was having difficulty locatin the channel markers I needed. The water was so calm I could barely see where the horizon change from water to sky. Just when I was beginning to get a little worried these two comerants appeared, and seemed to guide me towards the channel. As they flew off I waved and thanked them for showing me the way.

Hey Ron, that should be an easy fix. It's probably worn out where the clip from the female end you just replaced attaches to the male that you are going to replace. Glad you had a good day with all things concidered that could have gone wrong.

It looks like a pretty easy fix. There is a clip that holds the fuel line on the male quick connect, and some type of bolt holding the connect to the motor. Hopefully I can find one today.

Just make sure you use a good fuel sealant where it screws into the motor.

If it is that exact fitting 4.50 at walmart,

I actually just grabbed that photo from google to show what I needed. The actual part is a little different. I picked it up from the parts shop today. It was $22 for a factory replacement.

Boat's been fixed for a week, but we've got Small Craft Advisorys for the weekend thanks to Frankenstorm. Seems to always break during good weather, and ready to go during tropical cyclones.

This is the old part next to the new one.

Wow! That looks really nasty.

How long since it was replaced last time? Is the salt water the culprit?

Just Laxin wrote:How long since it was replaced last time? Is the salt water the culprit?

My guess is that it was original equipment since 2004. Salt water is usually the culprit.

That pitting probably prevented the o-ring from making a good seal.

Your rod is still floppy.