intermittent no-start

[wolgemuthg]

I have fairly new 9.9 Johnson (~1990 but at the cottage so cannot look right now). I bought it 3 years ago and it has been terrific - starts and runs like a charm. However, I have had two incidents recently when after starting it I was preoccupied with something else and it stalled - and then it took forever to get it started again. When it did start there was no evidence of flooding - it would simply start perfectly as though I had turned a switch.<br />Which makes me wonder if I have a problem with the kill switch. When I bought it there was no clip but by depressing the button the ignition would disable. Is it possible that there is something loose in there? I did fiddle around with it (push, pull, twist) shortly before it did finally start.<br />I have never had it cut out on me when running under throttle.<br />Could my symptoms be a flooded engine? It really seems electrical to me.<br />Cottage is on an island so am now concerned about leaving my wife on her own if motor is not dependable.

 

[Solittle]

Re: intermittent no-start

By pass the switch & see if that does it.

 

[wolgemuthg]

Re: intermittent no-start

Will try that the next time it happens but with internittent problem that may take a while.<br /><br />BTW - how best to bypass the switch? Disasemble the tiller handle or do something under the hood?