Can't see it Greg. I expect my marine engine to start with the same ease
that my car starts. The reason an engine won't start with the same ease it
did when it was new is poor maintenance. You can claim any excuse you like
but a properly set up and correctly maintained engine will start up first
time every time without hesitation.

Sorry but that's just the way I view it. I park my truck for months on end
and it starts as easily as my diesel auxiliary which is hardly used.[2.6
hours in 3 weeks]. All my outboards start on the first pull..... okay ...
but definatly on the second pull.

It all comes down to maintenance.... attention...... and proper handling.

CM


"Greg Moore" wrote in message
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| Actually Capt, the lack of regular use will make initial starting harder
on
| a great many engines. If a motor hasn't been fired for a couple of weeks,
| the fuel in the float bowl will have partially or sometimes completely
| evaporated. Under these conditions, it will often take more cranking time
| for the fuel pump to refill the bowl before the engine will fire. This
only
| applies though to many carb engines, normally does not apply to FI engines
| as the electric pumps run as soon as the key is turned on (as apposed to
| only running while rotating) and there is no float bowl to fill.
|
| This condition seems most common on Merc or OMC that run Chev V8's as the
| Rochester Quad's are notorious for this. What makes it worse on these
| engines is many people give it the initial 2-3 pumps on the throttle and
| don't realize they are not squirting any fuel into the barrels because the
| bowl is nearly dry. If you have an engine that does this after a few
weeks,
| continue to pump the throttle while cranking until the first cough, then 2
| shots and it should start fine. Again though, this only applies to the
| first time after several weeks of sitting, the rest of the weekend it
should
| fire right away like normal.