Short story.. Bought 3 months ago, always been a pain to start. Once started 99% of the time easy to start again within 6-10 hours or so.. then a PITA to start if sitting longer.... from previous owner to now still the case (maybe slightly better now)
Long story... replaced starter, plugs, fuel pump, did replace starter silonoid but ended up shorting out (old one works), all grounds, cleaned all wire terminations (ALL), my dashboard doesn't work and apparently wasn't hooked back up when the motor was put in and/or I bought it (possible issue??) Only thing that works is the over heat alarm which is 50/50% hooked up to hose which I've always shut off the engine right away and a 0% chance in the water. Once running runs great! Tubing, trolling. Doesn't matter runs great slow or fast
Mainly 2 questions I have....
#1 Why hard start? If I do the start up sequence prime, vent tank, idle lever up, choke, start... it takes longer than it should... and seems when I have the idle lever in just the right spot (flipping it up and down 1/2 inch about 3/4 max lever movement, it popps) its always no,no,no,no, yep starts like poof magic. I can bypass this by a squart of 50:1 gas into the intake and starts right up no matter where the idle lever sits hot or cold...
#2 what makes the cold start up different than the warm start up..
1 more question my starter to flywheel teeth engage 1/8 to 1/4 and my new starter is showing wear on just the top of the teeth... could a simple slip be causing these issues and I bought aftermarket should I buy oem?? Probably should but could that be the issue
Long story... replaced starter, plugs, fuel pump, did replace starter silonoid but ended up shorting out (old one works), all grounds, cleaned all wire terminations (ALL), my dashboard doesn't work and apparently wasn't hooked back up when the motor was put in and/or I bought it (possible issue??) Only thing that works is the over heat alarm which is 50/50% hooked up to hose which I've always shut off the engine right away and a 0% chance in the water. Once running runs great! Tubing, trolling. Doesn't matter runs great slow or fast
Mainly 2 questions I have....
#1 Why hard start? If I do the start up sequence prime, vent tank, idle lever up, choke, start... it takes longer than it should... and seems when I have the idle lever in just the right spot (flipping it up and down 1/2 inch about 3/4 max lever movement, it popps) its always no,no,no,no, yep starts like poof magic. I can bypass this by a squart of 50:1 gas into the intake and starts right up no matter where the idle lever sits hot or cold...
#2 what makes the cold start up different than the warm start up..
1 more question my starter to flywheel teeth engage 1/8 to 1/4 and my new starter is showing wear on just the top of the teeth... could a simple slip be causing these issues and I bought aftermarket should I buy oem?? Probably should but could that be the issue