choking

[ernie88]

I have an older mercy outboard 125hp 6 cyl. When trying to start cold I put choke on and all 3 carbs are covered by choke plastic. It won't start after long cranking, so I put my hand over middle carb and it starts right away, ant ideas would be greatly appreciated so don't have to take cowling off to start it TIA Barry

 

[Chinewalker]

Those older Merc chokes are known to get sloppy with age. Usually you can bend/tweak linkages to get full/tighter coverage of the carb openings and make starting easier. Also helps if you prime the heck out of it with the bulb, forcing a bit of fuel by the carb floats in the process. Cold blooded creatures, these beasties are...

 

[Chris1956]

Make sure it is cranking fast enough to choke up. Cleaning the battery connections and cables is a good idea.

 

[racerone]

An OMC primer injector will solve hard to start problems.---Should be lots of good used ones out there.

 

[wired247]

An OMC primer injector will solve hard to start problems.---Should be lots of good used ones out there.

Great idea.