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1979 Sea King 4 hp Hard to Start

bobcab

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My fishing buddy gave me a 1979 Sea King 4 hp. It had not run for years. I cleaned the
plug, put some gas in and tried to start with no luck. Took the plug out and sprayed in
some starter fluid. It started. Tried it several more times throughout the day and it
started on the first or second pull. Several days later it would not start. I replaced the
plug, put some new gas in and after numerous pulls it started. Hasn't started since with
numerous pulls. What should I do next?
 
The first thing to do is to stop using starter fluid, you will destroy the engine.
The second will be to clean out the carb and fuel system and then try with proper fuel.
 
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