Re: Just bought my 1st Tracker
First things first, if it is indeed a brand new engine, make sure you use a 50:1 ratio of TCW-3 to gas in the initial tank of fuel along with filling the reservoir on the engine itself. It's going to smoke like a SOB at the dock and **** off anyone nearby but it's necessary to lubricate everything properly. After that you no longer have to put any oil in the gas tank, just pump it full of 87 octane and keep the reservoir on the engine full.
Ok, on to the actual starting process:
1. Squeeze the primer bulb until it's firm (pretty much until you can't squeeze it anymore)
2. Make sure the kill switch is set to run
3. Go ahead and try to start the engine (it'll likely fail but I was always told to try to start it without choking it first, sometimes it does fire right up if it's warm out)
4. If it doesn't start, turn the key to run and push it in and hold it for a few seconds (chokes the engine)
5. Try to start again, if it doesn't start up go ahead and repeat step 4 but don't hold it too long or you will flood the engine
6. If it still doesn't fire, you can push in the center release button and then shift the lever into forward. This will allow you to feed the engine throttle without shifting the drive out of neutral. I've never had to do this on mine but it may be necessary in some cases, just don't go crazy and feed it to much gas.
That should work for you...let me know if you have any questions.
