Warm Engine Restart

[jasonbailey]

First off, I have a Mercury 90HP Carbed 2 Stroke. Question is this: After running the engine for a good hour or so at 3/4 throttle then shutting off and anchoring for a good 2-3 hours, when I start it up to go home, should I have the neutal warm up lever all the way up in the fast position? Or is it better to leave it in the low speed setting?

 

[ondarvr]

Re: Warm Engine Restart

Whatever works best for your motor, there is no iron clad rule.

 

[Frank Acampora]

Re: Warm Engine Restart

generally, the engine will still be warm enough and still have some residual gas vapors in the crankcase to start in neutral. If it doesn't start on the first try, then lift the fsat idle lever.--Like he said: Whatever works best.

 

[jasonbailey]

Re: Warm Engine Restart

I tend to out think myself, last time that happened I ended up flooding the engine, at night. Wife was none to pleased. I cranked it over with the lever down, it didn't fire, being an idiot I hit the enricher button, and flood city. I think the fast idle is my friend.

 

[Home Cookin']

Re: Warm Engine Restart

when you run old motors it's all about knowing your motor. I used to share an old boat with my sister; I used it all the time and she rarely. I knew how to start it by feel but explaining it to her, especially over the cell phone, was seldom successful.

the perfect people will say you shouldn't have to do this or that; they say it should start on one crank or two pulls for a pull start. The rest of us humans know otherwise.

 

[Silvertip]

Re: Warm Engine Restart

You don't flood the engine by raising the fast idle lever. On a carbed two stroke you do not need to raise that lever all the way up for a warm start. But just like old carbureted cars, slight 1/4 - 1/3 down on the gas/fast idle lever is a good warm start habit. You end up cranking the engine less. People are simply too used to turn-key starting in their cars and seem to have much more trouble starting a carbed two stroke than necessary. That includes string trimmer, tillers, mowers, and their outboards.

 

[jasonbailey]

Re: Warm Engine Restart

You don't flood the engine by raising the fast idle lever. On a carbed two stroke you do not need to raise that lever all the way up for a warm start. But just like old carbureted cars, slight 1/4 - 1/3 down on the gas/fast idle lever is a good warm start habit. You end up cranking the engine less. People are simply too used to turn-key starting in their cars and seem to have much more trouble starting a carbed two stroke than necessary. That includes string trimmer, tillers, mowers, and their outboards.

Agreed, we are all a bit spoiled with modern fuel injection and electronic controls. In the dead of winter we hit the key, the car chugs to life with little to no effort. I grew up with cars pre-computer controlled systems and remember sometimes on cold days it did not want to run.

From now on lever up, and let'er rip.