bobcat_fisherman
Well-known member
I posted a few times about my old boat and motor I've been fixing up. Today was the first time I tried starting the motor in probably 3 years. I went and bought a new gas tank and put some fresh fuel/oil in it. After several tries it finally started up. It only ran for about 10 seconds. I was using muffs so I let off the throttle a little bit so it wasn't so loud. That's when it stopped. At that point to avoid pissing my neighbor off I filled up a plastic bucket to run the motor in. I tried over and over with the choke knob at different levels. It wouldn't start back up.
1) Is this an issue with the motor being in water vs having muffs hooked up to it? I wouldn't think so but maybe someone on here knows.
2) Is it an issue with the spark plugs? I put brand new plugs in last weekend.
3) If it started up once and ran for a few seconds the carb should be clean enough to run again, right?
4) If anyone has any other ideas I'd love to hear them. I can't wait to get that thing started up again.
Here is a quick video on me trying to start it. I did this many times. Sorry for the bad angle of the video. I doubt it will help but who knows.
1) Is this an issue with the motor being in water vs having muffs hooked up to it? I wouldn't think so but maybe someone on here knows.
2) Is it an issue with the spark plugs? I put brand new plugs in last weekend.
3) If it started up once and ran for a few seconds the carb should be clean enough to run again, right?
4) If anyone has any other ideas I'd love to hear them. I can't wait to get that thing started up again.
Here is a quick video on me trying to start it. I did this many times. Sorry for the bad angle of the video. I doubt it will help but who knows.