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Originally Posted by saltydawg
one thing about outboards is that the are all a little quirky, no offense meant here but sorta like women...what works to get one going wont necessarily get another one going right off...
I have had a bunch of outboards growing up (well My dad did) I rebuilt a few in the garage for me and bought a bunch used that wouldn't run and got them going, and even a couple of new ones.
my starting procedure is pretty standard for what ever out board I have at the time but you have to find the sweet spot to get yours going.
1. I make sure the fuel cap vent is open, on top of the tank..the outboard
with a good fuel pump will create a vacuum that will drive some one nuts
trying to figure out why the motor will run great get on step and then bogg
down and sometimes die. just to start up again and go through the same
thing again again and again.
2.the fuel bulb needs to be pumped pretty solid before starting ,and the
arrow needs to be in-line pointing to wards the motor.
3. The choke, is usually a key choke now days, you have to push the key in
while turning over the motor to choke it.
4. the cold start control lever, this is the lever that lets you throttle up the
motor while it remains in neutral. Be careful with this one, I use my right hand
to turn the key and push in to engage the choke as I reach over with my
left hand at the same time and ease the cold start lever up slowly until she
kicks over and runs then I back off of it. I like to take an new outboard and
hook it up to the garden hose and start it up several times at home to find
what it's sweet spot is. Depending on the motor it has to high idle with the
cold start a little longer than others. At the dock after it starts and runs you
have to give it a couple of minutes to "warm" up before shutting the high
idle off and shifting into gear. I live about 1/2 mile from my favorite ramp
and I like to turn my hose on and start up before I leave and let it Warm up
at home and then unhook, run and launch. can't begin to tell you how many
times guys have asked me who worked on my merc to get it to start and run
like it does at the ramp unloading in the morning ( if only they knew that it
was already warmed up at the house). hope this can help a little. outboards
are less like cars and more like women like that, gotta warm them up a little
before it is time to play.
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Is there a procedure to check that the internal full tank on the 150cc is venting properly. I had a newer car once that had the check engine light come on. The dealer diagnosed the problem right away. The full filler cap was not venting properly and it ended up being an easy inexpensive fix.
This was one of the concerns I told the dealer about when i dropped it off for sevice yesterday. To bad I dont have my boat this weekend. Hope you guys have fun.