would it be fine to run the engine by itself without having it hooked up to a water hose or is it necessary to have it hooked up to running water ?
1123332
You can run the engine for a very short time without the pump being hooked up to water, but it is not recommended. It is always best to have the pump hooked up to water source when starting the engine.
1976792
there should be no problem as long as its a gas only without an electronic ignition
238707
won't hurt, but most pumps come prelubed. just don't run it without water ever and oil.
1977819
You should only have to prime the pump once at the beginning of the day. You only re-prime the pump if the pump sits for a period of time without running. If your engine starts up but does not pump any water after a minute or two, then you need to shut it down and prime the pump. Do not run the pump for more than a minute or so without pumping water or you may damage the impellor. I find it best to use a five gallon bucket of water and a funnel to prime the pump.
203725
No you dont have to have it hooked up to a hose. It comes with a plug to put where the hose hook up is.
1453899
to get it running all you need to do is fill it with oil and plug it in. depending on which size connectors your gauge set has you may need an adapter to attach the gauge set to the vacuum inlet on the pump.
514061
No power is needed for this unit. You only need a water hose to hook up to. .
1599520
No it does not need to be running. Simply connect the can to the inlet and spray. The water should come out of the outlet. That is all.
972348
In most cases but not always you do not need one. As long as your engine is stock and you have no airbox mods
312064
No the vehicle does not need to be running. This unit can be wired to a charged 12V battery. The battery wired to the unit provides the power.
1898886
Definitely, this thing is great. Uses a bit of water so attaching a hose is your best bet. Go for it you won't be sorry.
2240075
I have this pump, if you want to run it manually all you have to do is plug the pump directly into your receptacle, bypassing the piggyback float wire of the automatic float. I do this often as my pump often fails to remove all the water from my sink
995837
No not necessary - it has an internal tank. I did not have any trouble with the item but it is small and may not work for a large area.
772073
they require startup kit to make sure it is run with there synthetic oil, in the directions i think i read it can be run without it [ synthetic ] ,but then the unit is no longer rated continuous run, thus the lesser warranty, i have had 0 problems with mine
324095
oops on the last answer. The engine is shipped without oil. The pump doesn't need any. Unless you started the engine without the garden hose connected and on, you shouldn't have had a problem. I believe that it comes with a 1 yr warranty. If it is the pump and you didn't run it dry, it should be covered. If you ran the engine without oil, you are really out of luck.
1797625
Marcus. Although mine is installed, I have not used it a lot, but you definately want to put it on a separate Switch and turn it off when not using. It is just for washdown during fishing or after heading back. It comes with a Switch and all the necessary parts, but I wired to my console panel switch. It needs water, not dry, or would definately keep running to try and build pressure and run down the battery. You could keep it on all the time, but in my case it shares the intake with the LIve Well and you cannot run both at the same time anyway. Hope that helps.
1880279
you need a float switch for auto operation, they are sold separately.this pump will run continuously when connected, water or no water.