PikeSlayer
Active member
So I bought an old boat and motor rig from an old farmer who lived near by me. He told me that he ran it up every year, then ran stabil through it and packed it up for the year as he didn't ever have time to take it out fishing. Low and behold, I took it out this weekend to run it up in a garbage can of water and I could not get it to start. I put fresh gas in and I pulled and pulled until my fingers blistered and my arm was sore and didn't get so much as a pop. I called the guy back and finally got the truth from him, that he hasn't run it in 3 years! I'm wondering where to start as taking it to a local marina is probably going to be a pretty decent hit to the wallet. I figured to start by pulling the plugs and making sure they're not all fouled up. I also figure if I can get someone to help me hold the plug against the block and pull it through I can make sure I have spark. What else, if anything, would be good to go through on it? I didn't get any kind of a book with the motor so I'm not sure what else to do with it. Any info or tips would be much appreciated. The motor does pull through so I don't think anything is seized up. Thanks!