Hi all,
i have a 98 2 stroke 5 hp tohatsu that was like new and virtually unused when I bought it two years ago. Love it and it sets first pull, every time.
Been out twice this year before today and motor ran great as usual. Today I was running for about 10 minutes and the motor died. When I say died - near full throttle and it was as if I just turned it of. No sputter, rough running or anything - it just shut off. Would not restart - I'm not used to pulling the pull start more than once. After it sat for a while it started on the first pull, sputtered and died.
I pulled the carb carb when I got home and the fuel in the bowl was clean (fresh fuel) and the float was not gummed up. Pulled the plug - checked for spark and all good. From the tank to the in line fuel filter and the fuel pump all seems to be flowing - bowl was filled when I took the carb off.
Any thoughts ? I don't have a compression tester but was thinking that could be it...
thanks!
i have a 98 2 stroke 5 hp tohatsu that was like new and virtually unused when I bought it two years ago. Love it and it sets first pull, every time.
Been out twice this year before today and motor ran great as usual. Today I was running for about 10 minutes and the motor died. When I say died - near full throttle and it was as if I just turned it of. No sputter, rough running or anything - it just shut off. Would not restart - I'm not used to pulling the pull start more than once. After it sat for a while it started on the first pull, sputtered and died.
I pulled the carb carb when I got home and the fuel in the bowl was clean (fresh fuel) and the float was not gummed up. Pulled the plug - checked for spark and all good. From the tank to the in line fuel filter and the fuel pump all seems to be flowing - bowl was filled when I took the carb off.
Any thoughts ? I don't have a compression tester but was thinking that could be it...
thanks!