chrysler 55 hp strange problem

[Rolandtdaniel@gmail.com]

hey guys new to the forum here and dont know much about outboards. got a 55 hp chrysler model 557hf. after cleaning and regapping the points and putting on new lines and plugs i got it to fire up weird part is sometimes itll start up but most of the time it doesnt even crank just spins over but if i leave it alone for a while itll start up. any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

[Frank Acampora]

That sounds an awful lot like flooding. Check the fuel pump for a bad diaphragm and check the carb, especially the inlet needle and seat and the float level

 

[Rolandtdaniel@gmail.com]

Thank you I'll check out the carb tomorrow morning. Another thing that might bit be related the way the last owner wired up the lights on a toggle switch and was grounding out you could see it on the positive battery terminal and before I cut it it would only backfire after I cut it it started right up then the issues I described started.

 

[Rolandtdaniel@gmail.com]

Quick update went to try and start it wouldn't run more than a few seconds, took carb of checked it everything looked good fuel pump diaphragm is new. Undone the line going into the carb and the pump is working.