Force 120 difficult restart when hot

[Rick123]

I have a 1994 Force 120 OB.On cold start it normally kicks over right away.Once the engines hot it takes several tries before it will restart.Any ideas? rjfarina@telus.net [/LIST]

 

[JB]

Re: Force 120 difficult restart when hot

Howdy, Rick.<br /><br />Welcome to iboats. <br /><br />First idea: Read the "New posters, read this first" thread.<br /><br />Second idea: Go to the Force Troubles forum. That is where you will find this.

 

[roscoe]

Re: Force 120 difficult restart when hot

Welcome to iboats Rick.<br /><br />Does it act like it is flooded, and requires quite a bit of cranking before it will fire?<br /><br />Been thru this myself with my 70hp, and it has come up here numerous times on the forum.<br /><br />I suspect the fuel pump diaphram or gasket is shot. After you shut it down, the remaining fuel leaks thru the pump, into the block, and causes a flooded condition.<br /><br />A rebuild kit is between $8 and $14 depending on which pump you have. ( square or oblong/oval ) You can get it from any Mercury dealer of from Mercurypartsexpress.com<br />You will need your serial number to order from this website.<br /><br />Let us know how you make out.