1993 Evinrude 115 problems---please help.

[johnny be]

Hi everyone,



Ive had this engine for about 6 months. I bought off of a guy who seemed to know his stuff. I hooked it up to my Invader and its been running fine EXCEPT of a few issues.

1. In the morning, it starts for about 1 second and then dies. I do the throttle thing on the throttle handle but nothing. Finally, after bout 15 minutes, it magically fires right up.

2. When I squeeze the bulb, it gets hard, then all of a sudden, it goes soft, then hard, then soft. WTH?

3. Yesterday, it ran fine. Started up after 5 minutes. Ran to a local fishing spot, fished for about 30 minutes. Then I started it up, pushed the throttle forward and it died. Then i got it started but it only went to 4000 rpm's (WOT is 5000). This lasted for a couple of hours until I put her back on the trailer and took her home. It never got to 5000 rpms all day except for the morning ride out to Point Loma.

Is this a dirty engine? Clogged carbs? will Sea Foam help? is this a fuel pump issue?

It has a new fuel tank and lines fyi.



Please let me know.

thanks.

Johnny B

 

[Haffiman]

Re: 1993 Evinrude 115 problems---please help.

Check your fuel system all the way from tank to engine.
Anti siphon valve (fixed tank), hoses for leak, bulb, filters.
Try a separate tank hooked directly onto the VRO pump (bypass any quick connectors).
Until you are sure the fuel system works properly, use a 2% oil-mix in the tank.