Reply To: Evinrude 1983 35hp Fuel Pump Issues

[Don]

I’m not sure I understand what you are referring to about the fuel pumps… I will have to look at a parts book, but I have never heard of an issue like this on the 1983 models. Perhaps there is something else causing the lack of fuel flow… Air leak, restriction in lines/tank, etc. Did you have the high speed jet out of the bowl, did you clean it with solvent? Sometimes the fixed jets get just a tiny bit of crud growth around the inner diameter, but everything “looks OK” when you pass light through the jet…Try cleaning it with a solvent soaked pipe cleaner.. The other thing to make sure of is that the jet is threaded into the bowl completely….If the jet backs out slightly, it will restrict fuel flow…