Please remember there are no dumb questios...

[Dan]

I'm replacing the fuel line and primer bulb. I took off the old assembly and took it with me to get the replacement hose and bulb. They gave me the sam set up. However, when I put it back in there is probably a good foot and a half of what I would consider to be extra hose. It coils a bit and I'm just wondering if I should just hack off that extra hose so that there isn't as much to loop around.
I would like to keep the length for draining the gas tanks. This year I just pulled the hose from my inline fuel filter cartridge assembly (added an extra inline fuel/water separator) and hung it over the back of the boat squeezed the bulb and siphoned the old gas out. (It had been in one of my tanks  for a couple years.)
I guess my question is, leave the hose as it was length wise or shorten it to get rid of the extra.

[Redbone]

I just replaced mine and cut it to length.  Just make sure you dont cut to much off.  I suggest turning your motor so that it is at its farthest point away from the hose. But give yourself a little slack so when you trim it at that point you have enough slack for movement.

[Cy]

Hey Dan,

The length of hose will not make any difference to the outboard.  If you want it a long for draining that should be fine.

Cy

[Lightningboy]

The total length of the hose doesn't matter, but the length of the bulb to hose does.

The motor end of the bulb should be at an upward angle to assure good fuel delivery.  You can have extra hose, but the run from bulb to motor should be short and at an upward angle to ensure adequate fuel delivery.

now drive it like you stole it...

[djkimmel]

I don't even know why you would worry this is a dumb question. It's another helpful discussion.

[Lightningboy]

I had an uncle that always said, "the only dumb question is the one you shoulda asked before you did something wrong".

[Dan]

I guess I assumed that it really shouldn't matter how long that hose was. As long as the bulb stayed firm after pumping it up. I have been having an issue with it. I always had to pump it up each time I used the boat and any time during the day when I was on the trolling motor and not using the big motor it would need to be pumped up again. I also have to push the choke in when I take off until I get up on plane, then it seems to run fine.
I thought that replacing the line and bulb would be the first step. After replacing it I realized I had more hose than I needed and wondered if I should shorten it.
Thanks for all the feedback. Always great help from the forum.

[Anthony Adams]

Check your clamps on the hose to ensure they are all tight it sounds like you may have a slow leak that's causing a loss in pressure