Re: Runs Great. Then Won't Start. Next Morning Starts Right Up.
Cooper C....Hows it going? This past weekend I was assessing when my problem started. For years I had my fuel line from my portable tank running from the tank into the transom cavity on my pontoon. The pontoon transom cavity has water in it so my gasoline line and squeeze bulb were constantly in the water. For some reason, after many years of no problems with this scenario I decided this was a bad thing and decided to tie the fuel line up and out of the water. This resulted in the fuel line and bulb being higher than the fuel line connections to motor and the gas tank. While it kept it dry, it also exposed this to both the heat of the sun and the motor heat since my OB is under my back lounging area. This past weekend, I decided to go back to the old way and lowered the line and bulb back into the transom cavity. I held the bulb pointing arrow up and primed the bulb tight. It started up and I ran for about 45 minutes at between 3000 and 5000 RPM. On the way back to the dock, I idled in at 1500 RPM for the last few hundred yards and then let the engine idle at the dock for about 5 minutes. I came back about 45 minutes and it started right up without a problem.
Now, I have a successful "N" of one in my testing. I can't get back to my boat for a couple of weeks, but if I can do this 2 more times, i'll have an official trend and perhaps have solved the problem. Although I'm not sure it was the gas line position, the priming sequence, or the cool down that helped. I had replaced the line and bulb earlier this year so I don't think it's faulty. We'll see
Cooper C....Hows it going? This past weekend I was assessing when my problem started. For years I had my fuel line from my portable tank running from the tank into the transom cavity on my pontoon. The pontoon transom cavity has water in it so my gasoline line and squeeze bulb were constantly in the water. For some reason, after many years of no problems with this scenario I decided this was a bad thing and decided to tie the fuel line up and out of the water. This resulted in the fuel line and bulb being higher than the fuel line connections to motor and the gas tank. While it kept it dry, it also exposed this to both the heat of the sun and the motor heat since my OB is under my back lounging area. This past weekend, I decided to go back to the old way and lowered the line and bulb back into the transom cavity. I held the bulb pointing arrow up and primed the bulb tight. It started up and I ran for about 45 minutes at between 3000 and 5000 RPM. On the way back to the dock, I idled in at 1500 RPM for the last few hundred yards and then let the engine idle at the dock for about 5 minutes. I came back about 45 minutes and it started right up without a problem.
Now, I have a successful "N" of one in my testing. I can't get back to my boat for a couple of weeks, but if I can do this 2 more times, i'll have an official trend and perhaps have solved the problem. Although I'm not sure it was the gas line position, the priming sequence, or the cool down that helped. I had replaced the line and bulb earlier this year so I don't think it's faulty. We'll see