Engine flooding

[braemen]

Just had my 1981 mercury ob motorserviced. Used it this weekend started ok but ran into trouble with warm starts. Seems like the engine floods easily. Drained the battery trying to restart. Removed and dried the spark plugs jumped my battery and it finally fired. Started well for most of the day and then had trouble starting again. As soon as the motor sits for five or more minutes restart seems to be a problem. The motor is turning but not firing with a strong odor of gas. Not sure if I am starting wrong. With the choke do you push and hold in while turning key. Or do you depress the choke release and then turn over. I do pump the bulb at the initial startup. I am not sure if I am causing the problem my mechanic won't return my calls as he is too busy and the long weekend is coming and I am planning to use the boat. Is there anything I can do that can restart the engine easier I have bought a charging battery so I don't run into the dead battery thing again.<br />Any help would be appreciated very new to the boating scene and am a single woman and would like to be self suffiecient.<br />Thank you

 

[The Marine Doctor]

Re: Engine flooding

After the engine has started that day, you should not have to touch the choke again. <br /><br />Take the cover off the engine...sqeeze the primer bulb and look for fuel running out of the carb.<br /><br />If so..the needle and seat must be replaced...or the float is out of whack.<br /><br />TMD