Mercury/Mariner fuel connectors question
Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2012 9:28 am
I got this crazy idea to mix up 1 gallon of 50:1 + Sea Foam to run through ALL my 2-stroke motors before running them dry for winter storage (Mariner 40, couple 5-7hp portables, 3 chainsaws, 2 string trimmers, 1 Lawnboy mower...you get the idea). To pull this off on the Mariner I wanted to make a fuel line with engine connector, bulb and the free end I would just drop in the 1Gal tank. The boat section at the local sporting goods store had a Merc/Mariner connector & the bulb so I thought I was good to go. Well it was different than the engine connector so it wouldn't push on, but looks like it would fit the tank. The tank connector has the check ball about 3/8 deep in the housing, the engine connector has it flush at the end. Cutting it off with a hacksaw doesn't work--it leaks--so I wasted 9 bucks :-/
Do all Merc/Mariner fuel hose assemblies use different quick-connect fittings at each end? Since that was the only "Mariner" fitting they sold I'm not sure what to ask for next time. There are no marinas around so I'll likely have to order the part.
Do all Merc/Mariner fuel hose assemblies use different quick-connect fittings at each end? Since that was the only "Mariner" fitting they sold I'm not sure what to ask for next time. There are no marinas around so I'll likely have to order the part.