Fuel system for an engine powering an outboard motor

摘要

A fuel system arrangement for an engine positioned in a cowling of an outboard motor is disclosed. The engine has a first end and a second end and comprises a cylinder block with a cylinder head connected to the cylinder block at the first end of the engine and cooperating therewith to define at least one combustion chamber, and a crankcase positioned at the second end of the engine. The engine includes an intake system for providing air to the combustion chamber, the intake system including at least one intake runner extending along a side of the engine defined between the first and second ends, the runner having a passage therethrough leading to a passage extending through the cylinder head to the combustion chamber. The fuel system includes a fuel supply unit for delivering fuel from a fuel supply to at least one charge former, the charge former arranged to provide fuel to the combustion chamber for combustion therein, the fuel supply unit positioned at the first or second end of the engine.