Carbs still flooding after rebuild.

[David Young]

The one squeeze of the bulb is going to be the way i'm going to 'have' to do to start my motor. I guess every motor 'might' have that 'one special way' to start it. After all, its 38 years old and runs perfect after it has started

 

[Tim Frank]

This thread is fairly confusing.
If you over-choke an engine it will flood.

Adding it all up, it sounds like you need to get an owner's manual for the engine and read the starting procedure.

 

[David Young]

My carbs needed rebuilding without any doubt. My bottom carbs float metal tab was bent into an 'L' shape for some reason by the last person who worked on them. Even thou my carbs don't have 'primer chokes' it will still flood if i try choking too much. So now to start it i only choke it for the first hit (tries to start but dies). I only turn the key without pushing for the next starting try. I don't crank the starter for more than 5 seconds at a time. My motor will start on the 2nd or 3rd try.


My flooding problem is more than likely "Operator Error". I have adjusted my starting technique dew to the help you all have gave me. My boat now starts every time i take it to the lake

 

[Vic.S]

The one squeeze of the bulb is going to be the way i'm going to 'have' to do to start my motor. I guess every motor 'might' have that 'one special way' to start it. After all, its 38 years old and runs perfect after it has started

If your carb bowls are empty it will probably take more that just one squeeze to fill them. It is no problem you will be able to feel when the they are full. The bulb will become firm and not be completely squashed by gentle pressure.

It should not be possible to cause the carbs to flood by squeezing with gentle pressure.

It is not a bad idea to tilt the bulb up so that any air in it is swept out by the fuel, but it is not essential.

If you get all the air out the bulb will feel fairly hard when the bowls are full. If there is still air trapped inside it will always feel a bit squashy.

Just go gently and stop squeezing when you feel the resistance increase. Don't carry on like a demented gorilla.

As you now realise once the bowls are full you have to find the right technique for starting the engine without over choking.

 

[David Young]

Pumped the bulb until i felt resistance, cranked with the choke on and started right up after around 3 seconds of cranking and didn't even die . I think my problems are solved. Thanks!!!