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?

"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?

My 2-stroke Johnson 90 is the same way...but only if I leave it tipped up
for a prolonged period of time (a couple of weeks or more).

If I leave it in the down position, it fires right up no matter how long
it's been sitting.

Mine is carbed though.

On Fri, 30 Sep 2005 15:57:54 GMT, "Doug Kanter"
wrote:

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?

Wrong Tom but when I talked to my dealer about the sacrificial anode
problem I was having his first question was whether they had installed
a two or four stroke engine. Since it was two stroke he told me to
tilt it up out of the water - had it been a four stroke he would have
suggested something else since four strokes are hard to restart after
being tilted up - guess this must be a common problem with them. Don't
have a clue about tilting. Good luck.

Tom...............

"Tom" wrote in message
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On Fri, 30 Sep 2005 15:57:54 GMT, "Doug Kanter"
wrote:

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?

Wrong Tom but when I talked to my dealer about the sacrificial anode
problem I was having his first question was whether they had installed
a two or four stroke engine. Since it was two stroke he told me to
tilt it up out of the water - had it been a four stroke he would have
suggested something else since four strokes are hard to restart after
being tilted up - guess this must be a common problem with them. Don't
have a clue about tilting. Good luck.

Tom...............

I think this means it's time to buy the kayak that's been calling my name,
just for a couple of largemouth bass swamp situations.

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
...
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?