Big Fisherman
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- Jul 21, 2009
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Hi there. I'm new to this site as I recently got back into boating a month ago after a 5 year span without. What was I thinking? LOL
I have a '88 Lund 14' Big Fisherman, thus my user name. It has a '88 25hp merc tiller. It starts like a charm and is like brand new. Older retired guy had it since new. It starts right up with hardly turning over in the driveway but after I trailer it for 1-1/2 hours and launch it, it doesn't want to start. It doesn't even fire. It has electric start and while I turn it over I can see little drops of gas hit the water out the exhaust. After trying to start it several times, I just give up and wait 20 minutes to 1/2 an hour and it'll start on one cylinder then while slowly driving it , it'll fire up on two and start no problem all day long while out on the water. It's just the initial start up after trailering. I'm sure it's flooding. The first couple of times out to the lake, the fuel line was attached and the vent was shut on the tank. I figured this was forcing fuel into the motor. This last time out to the lake I took the fuel line off the motor and hooked it back up after putting it in the water. I had the same problem starting it and after the same length of time waiting it fired on one then two. I am trailering with the motor down could this be it? How could it be flooded with the fuel line off for the trip? Would the fuel in the bowl be enough to flood it? Is there some other problem?
Any help will be appreciated.
Thanks
BF
I have a '88 Lund 14' Big Fisherman, thus my user name. It has a '88 25hp merc tiller. It starts like a charm and is like brand new. Older retired guy had it since new. It starts right up with hardly turning over in the driveway but after I trailer it for 1-1/2 hours and launch it, it doesn't want to start. It doesn't even fire. It has electric start and while I turn it over I can see little drops of gas hit the water out the exhaust. After trying to start it several times, I just give up and wait 20 minutes to 1/2 an hour and it'll start on one cylinder then while slowly driving it , it'll fire up on two and start no problem all day long while out on the water. It's just the initial start up after trailering. I'm sure it's flooding. The first couple of times out to the lake, the fuel line was attached and the vent was shut on the tank. I figured this was forcing fuel into the motor. This last time out to the lake I took the fuel line off the motor and hooked it back up after putting it in the water. I had the same problem starting it and after the same length of time waiting it fired on one then two. I am trailering with the motor down could this be it? How could it be flooded with the fuel line off for the trip? Would the fuel in the bowl be enough to flood it? Is there some other problem?
Any help will be appreciated.
Thanks
BF
