"Doug Kanter" wrote in message
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I wondered if tipping the motor up at the ramp might be a factor,
but that's rarely necessary at the ramp I use the most.

So, are you tipping the motor up? Like, maybe every third trip?

Best answer gets 15 virtual beers.

Have you already established the problem and are testing the group?

My suggestion is to run the gas out of the motor before putting the boat
away. There are two things that leaving the gas in the carburetor could be
contributing to:

1) Sitting for a week or two the gas will start to evaporate. As it
evaporates the "stuff" remaining gets condensed into something that is not
exactly what the motor likes to run on. Those million pulls might be
purging the gunk out of the bottom.

2) Tipping the engine up might allow gas to flow into the intake manifold,
flooding the engine.


I have a 9.9 Hp two stroke. When I run the fuel out of the carburetor it
will start on the first pull the next time, no matter how long the time
period was (after I squeeze the bulb and pump the gas up). If I don't drain
the gas out it will take a half dozen pulls to get it to start. Not as bad
as yours, certainly, but perhaps the cause is the same.

Rod

"Rod McInnis" wrote in message
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"Doug Kanter" wrote in message
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I wondered if tipping the motor up at the ramp might be a factor,
but that's rarely necessary at the ramp I use the most.

So, are you tipping the motor up? Like, maybe every third trip?

No....probably every tenth trip. I do it on ramps I'm not familiar with,
until I'm sure of the things you wanna be sure of in those situations.


Best answer gets 15 virtual beers.

Have you already established the problem and are testing the group?

Nope. Definition of "best answer": A solution which involves changing the
way I'm doing something, rather than spending money or time. Your suggestion
about running out the gas is a major contender in the former category,
obviously. :-) The next 3 days will give me an opportunity to test the idea.
Fishing Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday......

Thanks!

I tried posting earlier but it did not show up.

Check the choke cable for improper adjustment, perhaps it is not closing
completely. Loosen the cable clamp screw, pull the choke knob out fully,
then remove any slack from the cable. Tighten the screw. Be sure you
advance the throttle in nuetral to help starting.

A previous post talked about fuel deposits. The 4-stroke carb has very tiny
passageways and they are easily plugged up with dried fuel deposits due to
the chemical makeup of today's gasoline. Use the Evinrude 2+4 fuel stablizer
in each tankful to minimize fuel problems. Also enrichening the idle
adjustment screw a bit helps starting, warm up, and throttle response.

Bill Grannis
service manager