Re: [OMC-Boats] slow starting?.. (sv), Vol 70, Issue 1

A quick test to determine if it is an ignition problem or fuel problem is to
manually squirt a little fuel directly into the carborator, and try and
start it. If it starts then quits right away, it's not an ignition problem,
it's a fuel problem. You said it would not start back up after sitting for
5 minutes. It sounds like the fuel is draining out of the fuel line and
back into the gas tank. Check for a week fuel pump, or damaged check valve
(in the pump) that keeps fuel from draiining back to tank. I'm not sure
what type fuel pump it uses so that's the most I can tell you.

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> Hi,
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> I have a '64 Johnson Deluxe with the Buick odd-fire 155 engine. HEI
> conversion. It did this a little last year, and actually had to be
> towed a couple times because of it. Runs great when started. But it's
> taking forever to start. Here's what it does?..
>
> - I put the red lever almost all the way down.
>
> - turn key, it cranks and cranks. Let off key, repeat.
>
> - finally after several cranks, it starts catching a little. so when I
> hear that I have to just keep cranking with the key on, it sounds like
> it's going to start but I have to leave the key cranking for it to finally
> hold. I know, not great for the starter.
>
> - Then when I feel I can finally let off on the key, it SLOWLY climbs up
> to fast idle where it should be given the position of the red lever.
> But it takes literally almost a full minute to slowly climb up to normal.
>
> - After that point, I back the red lever down and it idles away and runs
> just fine. But if I stop the engine for more than about 5 minutes, I
> have to go through the whole procedure again.
>
>
> It never used to do this. Just for grins I changed the plugs and the
> fuel/water separator filter. No big difference.
>
> Any ideas??
>
>
> Thanks!
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