The primer bulb shoots a small stream of gas right into the carb. Lv 6. Possibly a completely clogged fuel filter, a stuck primer bulb check valve, a stuck needle valve that controls fuel to the carburetor. 10 years ago. Try pumping the gas manually with the bulb as soon as you start the mower. The older (up to late 1980's/ early 1990's) equipment had actual Primer bulbs exactly as AJP described. Favorite Answer. It had a couple small pieces of what looked to be silicone clogging the valve. The primer bulb sits in the middle of this return line on most chainsaws. When depressed the bulb sprays gas into the carb.--when released it sucks more fuel into the bulb. Purchased new primer bulb, does the same thing stays pushed in. I checked all the fuel lines and they seemed to be clear. Chainsaw poulan model 3314 the primer bulb wont press in. Re: Primer Bulb Problems I just had the same problem. Machine will not start with bulb stuck in depressed position. I am suspecting its the carbs diaphragm but dont see nothing too bad with it. Many string trimmers have Walbro carburetors. Ret68. I tried dissembling the carb. It is easy to flood the units. Make sure to get a Mercury primer bulb!! You push the bulb and fuel squirts into the venturi. Both the manual choke system and the manual primer system engines may experience this similar symptom of running only when the fuel mixture is enriched. This was a new tempo 28 gal tank. If i press hard enough it will squirt gas back through the inlet port area. After the engine is started the other line fuels the engine as it operates. It ran for about 1/2 tank of gas. Answer Save. 10 Answers. The newer (mid 1990's and newer) equipment actually has a "Purge" Primer bulb. Listen to engine and keep it running with primer for 15 to 20 seconds if it starts to stall press the primer ⦠I shut it down, tried to restart by pressing the bulb down and it will not return. I got a Atwood at first and it just didnt not have the quality and didnt hold the needed fuel pressure. Then today, after ⦠This makes me believe that there is something clogged in the carb. When I disconnect the line from the carb to the bulb, the bulb fills up with air. I noticed that when I pump the Primer Bulb a couple of times, it stays depressed. Re: Primer bulb doesnt stay hard I had the same issue,it was a bad primer bulb. Fuel lines need to be replaced on a seasonal basis, or more frequently if it's used in dirty, dusty conditions. Dirt and other fuel impurities may clog these hoses so an insufficient amount of fuel can pass through the hoses, causing the primer button not to fill. If you have this system you may or may not have fuel in the bulb. The flat primer bulb was the ⦠Traced it to the male quick disconnect on the fuel tank. Primer bulb sticking on Poulan chainsaw, won't start. : It will definitely flood the engine if over used. 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