May 7th It was a sunny warm day, so I decided to take the cover of f my boat. I put the gas tank with fuel in to the boat and hooked it up to the motor. I took the hood of the motor and checked the fuel filter, since it was sitting all winter. Last spring it was almost full of gunk, this year there was a much smaller amount. I did flush out the filter and replaced back so I could test firing up the motor.
I had trouble setting up a way to place the motor in a garbage can filled with water. That did not work out, so I had to use my rabbit ears. It did take several minutes to get it to fire up the first time. I kept it in neutral, and the impeller was kicking out the water just fine! I did seem to have to prime the bulb a lot, whenever the motor died and I had to start it back up again.
I spent at least 30 minutes starting the motor several times. My brother had several keys made for the motor, so I tried all of them. The first I used worked the beast, the other two I had to wiggle them to make contact with starter, but they did finally fired up the motor.
Not sure if the fuel filter is on tight now, for whenever I primped the bulb some fuel ran out of the filter! I do not know if that is normal or a problem to be concerned about. I will check that out on the next warm day I get, for today is an all day cold rain event!
I hope to try a shakedown trip with my grandson next week at a local lake. The river is still mess up, so it will be safer to test it out there.
I had trouble setting up a way to place the motor in a garbage can filled with water. That did not work out, so I had to use my rabbit ears. It did take several minutes to get it to fire up the first time. I kept it in neutral, and the impeller was kicking out the water just fine! I did seem to have to prime the bulb a lot, whenever the motor died and I had to start it back up again.
I spent at least 30 minutes starting the motor several times. My brother had several keys made for the motor, so I tried all of them. The first I used worked the beast, the other two I had to wiggle them to make contact with starter, but they did finally fired up the motor.
Not sure if the fuel filter is on tight now, for whenever I primped the bulb some fuel ran out of the filter! I do not know if that is normal or a problem to be concerned about. I will check that out on the next warm day I get, for today is an all day cold rain event!
I hope to try a shakedown trip with my grandson next week at a local lake. The river is still mess up, so it will be safer to test it out there.