Outboards

[Dick]

 
Well, I started this threat and now I am happy to report that my outboard problems are resolved. I have to admit that I was the problem! Apparently my Yamaha 4 stroke is very sensitive to flooding - it was a combination of putting too much pressure in the fuel line and pulling the starter cord too many times with the choke fully out, totally flooding the engine. Once that happens you need to wait at least 15 minutes for the engine to drain.

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My 2001 Mercury 2 stroke 5 hp on my CP-19 has completely fagged out fuel pump diaphragms [they look like saggy hammocks instead of taught drum faces] and so the fuel pump, which is a pulse generated fuel delivery system has an impossible task of delivering fuel.

Additionally the fuel filter after a season become hard to blow through and the one way check valve leaks a bit. These all need to be renewed seasonally and for fuel, I buy British Petroleum premium [BP] with no ethanol in it.

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