Harry Krause wrote:
Eisboch wrote:

"Gene Kearns" wrote in message
...

On Sun, 02 Jul 2006 19:45:08 GMT, frank1492 penned the following well
considered thoughts to the readers of rec.boats:

When I tried to fire up this outboard for the first time this year, it
wouldn't start. The carburetor was disassembled and found to be
clean. All the orifices were checked and were clean. There was no
debris in the bowl at all. The choke was checked and the butterfly
was clean and worked properly. The spark was checked. Compression
seemed fine. A new plug was inserted.
After reassembly the engine was cranked and started immediately.
It ran perfectly, but was run only for a couple of minutes. After a
few hours. it was started again. All fine. A couple of hours later,
started again. All fine.
The next morning, it was cranked and wouldn't start. It has'nt
started since.
This pattern was observed once before another year.
What is happening????
(Help much appreciated!)
Frank

If you are still getting fire, I would squirt a little gas in and try
again.... I'm guessing that it is a choke issue....


I have no idea what a Johnson Colt is, what size or if it has a built
in gas tank. In the event it has an external tank with lines, you
might want to check them and make sure the tank is venting. Come to
think of it, even the built in tanks need to vent, otherwise you won't
get fuel after a few minutes of running.

Eisboch


It's a small, 2 or 3 hp, outboard with a built in tank. The tank cap
should have an air vent on it. The air vent must be screwed open for the
engine to run.

My British Seagull tank is like that. Filler cap must be backed off when
running.