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14 Hp Johnson- I can't get it going

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DaveGundry

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I recently bought a 14hp Johnson motor model #VJ14RCC5 and i can't for the life of me get it going. I had a new water pump installed and they cleaned the carbarator. The boat shop can get it going but i can't. Any suggestions as to what i may doing wrong.
 
Well, i prime it a couple times, probably more than the 3 or 4 times the other post mentioned and than i start pulling on the cord. I always feel like i am flooding the motor and that couple be explained by how much i prime it. I usually can see gas/oil dripping into the water which makes me believe that it is flooded but i wanted to see if there was some sort of trick to it.
 
just squeeze it three or four times and try that there shouldnt be gas/oil dripping into the water... that is a problem
 
it shouldnt be comeing out of the exhaust when the engine isnt running...
your saying before you even pull it over or anythign there is gas comeing out of the exhaust?
 
Have you checked to see if the hose from the primer to the carb is broken or cracked? Could be when you prime it the gas is running out in the lower cowling and not makeing it to the engine.
 
It comes out when it is not running. I have tried staring it a few times in my garage just to fire it up for a second . I usually notice it when i am pulling the cord to start it.
 
well when you are pulling it to start it then there is gas being forced into cylinder and eventually out the exhaust the unburnt gas/oil....
 
Go back to the basics...

1. Dead man switch/clip installed? Many a motor has been sold due to a no-start condition when it was just that the clip was not installed.

2. Bulb pumped up on tank?

3. Prime it then push it back IN all the way to prevent floodage.


Are you getting any kind of indication that it want's to start at all? reading all this I get the impression the kill switch/lanyard/clip, etc. is missing or turned off.

Hope this helps. You are dumping raw fuel into the water...means one of two things: No spark, or you are flooding it. I've described simple fixes for either above...hope it's one of the two!

Randy
 
Put a spark checker on the motor - set to about 1/2 inch, make sure it is ground (clipped) to the motor and give it a pull. Should see a solid blue spark. Try with both cylinders. If you aren't getting a spark, you can pull til you are blue in the face and it will never start. If no spark- you have an electrical issue. Could be the kill swithc mentioned above, a bad ground- I have points and condensors on my 15hp- you might have something different.
If you are getting spark, then you likely have a fuel issue. You can put a clear hose between the fuel pump (diamond thing on the side of the motor) anf the carb and see if fuel is flowing to the carb. If fuel is going to the carb then the motor should at least sputter. make sure the choke is pulled out (throat closed) and the throttle is advanced to the "start" position ( I pretty much put it wide open and reduce throttle as soon as the motor turns over. I can't get my 15hp to start without opening the throotle, so that may be your issue. let us know.
 
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