" i hope this is a stupid question"

[evinice66]

hey, hows it going? well today i bought a chrysler 3.6 hp o.b. for $75. the guy said it was all good but it deosnt run on the old gas but he ran the year b4. he said it can run with some starter fluid, and it did, but out of water so it had to be shut off right away, well 36:1 new gas when i got home... 15 pulls and no go.. what would you do next? .... looking forward to hear from yall...thanks

 

[i386]

Re: " i hope this is a stupid question"

hey, hows it going? well today i bought a chrysler 3.6 hp o.b. for $75. the guy said it was all good but it deosnt run on the old gas but he ran the year b4. he said it can run with some starter fluid, and it did, but out of water so it had to be shut off right away, well 36:1 new gas when i got home... 15 pulls and no go.. what would you do next? .... looking forward to hear from yall...thanks

First off. don't use starter fluid ever again. 2 stroke engines need fuel and oil. Starter fluid has no oil. Put some of your fuel/oil mix in a spray bottle and use that in place of starter fluid. If it'll run for a bit with that sprayed in the carb but not off the tank, you'll need to do some work on your fuel system. Even running for a few seconds out of water can damage your impeller.

Here's a good place to start...

http://forums.iboats.com/showthread.php?t=158086

 

[evinice66]

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hey thanks, a friend of mine said that since it has new fuel lines the carb needs to be messed with, deos anyone think that i can spray sea-foam in there with the gas and oil? and judt try to keep it running on s.f. g, and oil untill it clears itself out? or should i do the remove, soak and blow?

 

[TommyA]

Re: " i hope this is a stupid question"

You would probably come out better to remove and clean the carburetor. That way you could cross that off the list of possible problems.

 

[i386]

Re: " i hope this is a stupid question"

Remember, the tank, hose, bulb, fittings, fuel pump, fuel line, filter, and carb are all part of the system. Every part has to work.

 

[evinice66]

Re: " i hope this is a stupid question"

thanks for reminding me about the other things that have to work also, ill have to check them out! the pull cord came off today... right before the re-coil started acting up... how deos one go about adjusting that?, id like to thank everyone again, i dont have anyone to help me other than you guys and i know very little myself. the only way i can afford to boat is by buying cheap stuff... and if i dont go fishing as much as i can then life catches up 2 me... so thanks again people! i actually got it to run for a couple minutes... its looking a little brighter for my $75 investment. i caint wait to put it on the dinghy and catch a bunch of salmon!!!!