"MC" wrote in message oups.com...
| Hi,
| I've got an old Seagull shortshaft outboard around 2hp from what I
| can remember. I bought her from an owner who said it ran well, was
| reliable. I find that the outboard does start and run like a charm in
| the tank in the shed but once I put it on the tender it's good for a
| couple of minutes and thats it. It gets progressively harder to start
| and runs for a shorter time each time it does start. Bring it home and
| it's fine?!
|
| I've tried draining the bowl, cutting the fuel off and playing with the
| choke etc in case it's flooded with no luck.
|
| My tender has very little freeboard and I was wondering whether this
| could be the cause of this problem.
| Anyone familiar with these outboards had this problem?
|
|
| Cheers
|

Try 'tickling' it to see of you can get fuel to run out of
the throat of the carb when it's acting up. If no fuel
comes out then chances are the vent on the fuel tank
cap is not working.

I've one of the old Gulls in perfect condition. It starts
when warm with a spin of the flywheel by hand without
even using the pull rope. It puts along and never misses
a beat. Be sure to mix the oil really rich. 10 gas to one
oil is good. My dinghy puts the powerhead low to the
water, too but that's never been a problem.

Make sure your water pump is putting out a solid stream
about the size of a pencil from under the cylinder.

CN