ruckus3313
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"OK guys,
I decided to take
"OK guys,
I decided to take my boat out 1 last time for the season to fish and run some sta-bil through the fuel.I decided to start it in my driveway before departing. Battery was dead(prob from my Humminbird, 7inch tv w/dvd and 6 speakers keeping memory for 2 months without boating) so I hooked up my jump pack and it started to crank it over. sounded like it had no spark. checked that and the spark was great. Tried cranking over again with same results. I have flamethrower coil and pertronix kit and new NGK plugs and wires(new this year). I pumped my throttle about 5 times(as usual) before I started to crank over. I removed spark arrester to see if accelerator pump was working. Pumps fuel through full stroke of the throttle(good).Just for the heck of it i tried to crank it over with the spark arrester off. FIRED RIGHT UP ON FIRST CRANK!!! my spark arrester is really old and cruddy looking.Could it have been choking the motor out by not giving the carb enough air??? I know the old ohc engine is cold blooded but could the spark arrester cause the engine to crank for long periods before starting?? Thanks in advance
2nd question,
After I got my motor running i let it sit at idle.(out of water i lower OD into BIG rubbermaid tub full with water. running nice and smooth. I took the raw water strainer cap off to check for water flow but there was not a drop of water running through it. I closed the cap wondering why??? Engine was only running for about 2 minutes. Took it out on the water and ran it for about 30-45 minutes at cruising RPM's didnt overheat or act funny however I pulled my raw water strainer cap off again with it at idle to check for flow and it started pouring water out the top into my engine compartment so i quickly closed the cap again. Does this only start flowing water through once the thermostat opens?? I know i have a closed cooling system and that raw water cools the coolant. Does it not start flowing through the strainer area until the thermostat opens???? Any help would make me feel a lot better!!!"
I decided to take
"OK guys,
I decided to take my boat out 1 last time for the season to fish and run some sta-bil through the fuel.I decided to start it in my driveway before departing. Battery was dead(prob from my Humminbird, 7inch tv w/dvd and 6 speakers keeping memory for 2 months without boating) so I hooked up my jump pack and it started to crank it over. sounded like it had no spark. checked that and the spark was great. Tried cranking over again with same results. I have flamethrower coil and pertronix kit and new NGK plugs and wires(new this year). I pumped my throttle about 5 times(as usual) before I started to crank over. I removed spark arrester to see if accelerator pump was working. Pumps fuel through full stroke of the throttle(good).Just for the heck of it i tried to crank it over with the spark arrester off. FIRED RIGHT UP ON FIRST CRANK!!! my spark arrester is really old and cruddy looking.Could it have been choking the motor out by not giving the carb enough air??? I know the old ohc engine is cold blooded but could the spark arrester cause the engine to crank for long periods before starting?? Thanks in advance
2nd question,
After I got my motor running i let it sit at idle.(out of water i lower OD into BIG rubbermaid tub full with water. running nice and smooth. I took the raw water strainer cap off to check for water flow but there was not a drop of water running through it. I closed the cap wondering why??? Engine was only running for about 2 minutes. Took it out on the water and ran it for about 30-45 minutes at cruising RPM's didnt overheat or act funny however I pulled my raw water strainer cap off again with it at idle to check for flow and it started pouring water out the top into my engine compartment so i quickly closed the cap again. Does this only start flowing water through once the thermostat opens?? I know i have a closed cooling system and that raw water cools the coolant. Does it not start flowing through the strainer area until the thermostat opens???? Any help would make me feel a lot better!!!"