Colorado Dan
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Honda 225 with only 150 hrs takes 4-5 key turns to start. Spark plugs are fine. Any ideas?
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Have you tried priming the fuel system more than once before actually cranking the engine?if i release the key and re crank, it will fire up fine. Lately it has become more difficult, requiring 3 or 4 attemts.
I never prime the bulb, in fact I don't have one. The vst never drains, and even when I had a minor air leak, and the line would drain, it always re primed itself and was not a problem.Have you tried priming the fuel system more than once before actually cranking the engine?
If I leave my engine long enough (i.e. numerous days) and simply crank it, the engine generally won't start.
But if I prime the system 2 or three times (by just turning the key so the fuel pump runs for 2 seconds) before cranking it starts pretty much straight away.
Can you elaborate please?You need to do the O2 sensor ECM upgrade, I have come across this on a number of 225s
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Big Dave - Ian's advice is probably totally correct. He has MUCH more experience with these engines then I do.