I am not that knowlegeable about motors. I had pulled out my boat to summerize it and fired up all the motors using a water pump. ( I did all the proper winterizing last fall, the motor is in good shape, etc)
When I tried to start the 9.9 it started up fairly quickly, ran for awhile (long enough to get all the fogger out of its system and clear up all that smoke) but then died. I then was never able to get it started (I was as if no fuel was getting to it). I tried pulling with the choke out, the choke in, pumped the gas ball (it was rock solid), waited an hour...kept pulling till by hands blistered. no dice.
I remember having the exact same issue the previous spring and took it in, paid $150 and nothing was wrong with it...so I vow not to do that again.
Any advice on the proper way to "cold start" a motor? Do you keep pulling with choke out? How do you know if its flooded? What do you do when its flooded? Is there a way to make sure its getting gas in there?
Need some newbie advice.
(Motor is a 1996 Evinrude 8hp)
When I tried to start the 9.9 it started up fairly quickly, ran for awhile (long enough to get all the fogger out of its system and clear up all that smoke) but then died. I then was never able to get it started (I was as if no fuel was getting to it). I tried pulling with the choke out, the choke in, pumped the gas ball (it was rock solid), waited an hour...kept pulling till by hands blistered. no dice.
I remember having the exact same issue the previous spring and took it in, paid $150 and nothing was wrong with it...so I vow not to do that again.
Any advice on the proper way to "cold start" a motor? Do you keep pulling with choke out? How do you know if its flooded? What do you do when its flooded? Is there a way to make sure its getting gas in there?
Need some newbie advice.
(Motor is a 1996 Evinrude 8hp)
