Patent ID: 6016782
Filing Date: 2000-01-25
Classification: F02B,F02M

Abstract:
An engine for powering a water propulsion device of a watercraft, the watercraft having a hull defining an engine compartment, said engine being positioned in said engine compartment and comprising an engine body defining at least one combustion chamber, said engine including an intake system for routing air to said combustion chamber, said intake system extending from said engine body and defining an air intake path into said engine, a primary fuel supply mechanism for supplying fuel to said engine, and a fuel increasing mechanism including an accelerating pump for supplying an amount of fuel to said engine in addition to that provided by said primary fuel supplying mechanism, said accelerating pump positioned on a side of said intake system generally opposite said engine body with said air intake path disposed generally between said accelerating pump and at least one combustion chamber of said engine body.