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Kailio

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Hi, I have a 25 hp 1988 model evinrude and when starting it cold it can't start and it floods and wet the plugs. What is the best to dry and start the motor any ideas? The primer is the manual kind and I pull it twice and push it back and crank it is that the proper way? Thank you Kailio.
 
Hi Boobie, thanks for the response the motor runs fine all day after I get it started , I removed the plugs and shot some carb cleaner on them and in the holes and it came to life and was fine all day. I removed the fuel line and replaced the plugs and It started. Is that the proper way ?
 
I'm not that familiar with that motor so what's the starting procedure say in the owners manual ????
 
I don't have a manual on hand but was starting it by pulling the choke once or twice and pushing it in,should I leave it on while starting? Tomorrow I am going to not even pull the choke just pump the bulb .
 
Pull the choke out once. Leave it there until the motor starts. Let it run for a minute (more or less, depending on the motor). Push choke in once motor smooths out. Should be good to go. When you push the choke back in, you're basically shutting it off.
 
The manual start motors use a primer pump instead of choke flapper.---Have you confirmed that this pump is working ?----What is the compression on the cylinders ?----Does spark jump a gap of 3/8" on both leads , yes or no.----Carburetor must be filled with primer bulb on hose first.
 
If this is a primer engine it might be the primer is stuck open. OP, can you get us a model # or confirm if you have choke flappers or an electric primer?
 
Thanks for the feed back Pfd843, I tried that this morning and still had a hard time, pulled it about 12 times and pushed it back in pulled it another 12 and tried it at half choke and it started about 6 pulls and was fine the whole day after that, didn't choke her after that during the day.
 
Thanks Racerone, My friend changed everything under the fly wheel but the coils, I ordered them and should be here any day so I will change them when they arrive.
 
What year is your engine? Older carb’d engines had an extra set of butterflies , choke flappers, that would close when you push in on the key to choke the engine. On most OMC’s these had an electric solenoid that would pull the butterflies closed then open when you let off the key.

Later models used a primer solenoid which would squirt extra fuel in the intake. This also required the operator to push in on the key or hit a choke button to engage the solenoid.

So, do you have 2 sets of butterflies in your carbs or do you see a small black solenoid with a red arrow handle on it. If you see the red arrow you have a primer solenoid. Figuring out which you have will help.
 
Installing new parts without testing / trouble shooting can get expensive.----My questions were not answered , but that is OK too.
 
Thanks Racerone, went out today and pulled the choke once and pulled it about 3 times and tried it at half choke and pulled it twice an it started and was fine all day, I brought the coils earlier so I might as well install them too. Thanks Kailio.
 
Have we established whether his motor has a manual primer or a choke? It's my understanding that with a primer fuel is forced into the carburetor with each pump. Pumping a choke shouldn't be doing anything other than opening or closing a butterfly plate.

The start procedure for my 1996 25 hp with manual primer calls for "Pull primer knob through its full stroke twice and return to the warm-up (color line showing) position".
 
Thanks Terry, I went out this morning which was better starting, I did something like you said I pulled the knob twice and returned it half way and she fired about the third pull .
 
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