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My motor runs great once started. In order to start it, I have to spray fuel into the carbs. I have it primed from the tank and once I run it for about 5 minutes....I have no issue restarting it. Once, I ran out of gas, switched tanks and she started right up. Any ideas why this would be...
Any suggestions on how to drain a fuel tank safely? I have a boat with three years (or older) fuel mixture in it. I need an efficient way to drain the tank. It is aluminum and it feeds from the top of the tank. I don't think gravity/siphon will work. Any ideas would be appreciated. Thanks!
I need to know what the wire color scheme is for the outboard that is to be connected to the ignition switch. I have a cable with many different colored and gauged wires in it and can't figure out what to do next. any help would be appreciated. Thanks, Bill
****Update...I have 3 wires...
