Two possibilites. Either it is not getting gas or dumping gas into the
engine. Yoiu might be able to tell from the exhaust smell if you pay
attention. Smell gas means it's flooding. no gas means it's not getting
any. If it is lack of gas try choking it even though it is warm. If you
smell gas then try starting it with the throttle held wide open. One or the
other should help once you figure out which one to do. I'l bet it the
flooded but that's just a guess.

"Doug Kanter" wrote in message
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Tom (or anyone else who wants to answer this):

Any time I tip up my outboard (4-stroke Johnson), it's a bitch to start
afterward. But, I sometimes want to tip it up if I'm rowing in shallow,
weedy areas - it's easier to row that way. I haven't experimented with the
next idea, but should it matter which way it's leaning to after I tip it
up?