I recently paid $160 to have my older 6hp Johnson Seahorse lower unit serviced, fuel filter cap, gasket, and screen replaced, compression checked, and tank tested because it hadn't been ran in a couple of years. The mechanic placed the motor back in the tank, started, and ran it very easily before I took it home. I was excited to finally have an ob on my boat again.
I took the motor out a week later and it was hard to start. This motor has always started on the 2 or 3 pull but it took dozens of pulls. When it would start it was sluggish to accelerate. I finally got it running ok, but each time it was still hard to start. The carbs were cleaned/rebuilt and adjusted 2 years ago and the plugs were new at that time; the motor ran great after that service so I know at that time things were good. No ethanol fuel has been ran in it since that work was done.
I tried to start the motor again in the back yard today just to see if I could tell anything was wrong with it. I never could get it started. Fuel was steadily dripping out of the carb as well. Even looks like fuel may have been seeping out from the base of the plugs? Could this be caused by a bad fuel hose and fittings? I noticed the bulb doesn't stay hard when running it a week ago and even today in the yard. I pumped the bulb nice and firm w fuel, cranked until I got tired, and would check the bulb 5 min. later and it would be soft and would need to be pumped again. I would much rather buy new fittings or an entire hose than to take the motor in for more work.
The hose and fuel tank is the only variable between the mechanic's tank and my first use of the motor within days of it starting and running fine? What gives?
I took the motor out a week later and it was hard to start. This motor has always started on the 2 or 3 pull but it took dozens of pulls. When it would start it was sluggish to accelerate. I finally got it running ok, but each time it was still hard to start. The carbs were cleaned/rebuilt and adjusted 2 years ago and the plugs were new at that time; the motor ran great after that service so I know at that time things were good. No ethanol fuel has been ran in it since that work was done.
I tried to start the motor again in the back yard today just to see if I could tell anything was wrong with it. I never could get it started. Fuel was steadily dripping out of the carb as well. Even looks like fuel may have been seeping out from the base of the plugs? Could this be caused by a bad fuel hose and fittings? I noticed the bulb doesn't stay hard when running it a week ago and even today in the yard. I pumped the bulb nice and firm w fuel, cranked until I got tired, and would check the bulb 5 min. later and it would be soft and would need to be pumped again. I would much rather buy new fittings or an entire hose than to take the motor in for more work.
The hose and fuel tank is the only variable between the mechanic's tank and my first use of the motor within days of it starting and running fine? What gives?
