Just bought this pontoon boat with a 1997 70hp erivnrude.... it is very tricky to start after sitting for several days... here's what I was told to do... pump up the fuel line bulb several times, put it in netural at 1/4 to 1/2 throttle, insert key push in and hold in as you turn the key, if it...
1997 70hp... I push the key in and you hear the electric primer engage, the engine starts right up. If you don't get the rpms up to 2000 within a few seconds the engine stalls; at that point it will not even try to start. You have to let the engine sit for 10 minutes before it will restart, once...