Does this sound like an engine that could have water in its fuel system?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvIDuKxQsoo
Today my son and I started the 1994 Mercury Offshore 3.0L 225hp carbureted two-stroke engine on my Boston Whaler Outrage 21 after it hadn't been run for a couple of months. It started after a couple of tries, and ran normally for 30 or 45 seconds. We then switched it off and went to run an errand for about 10 minutes.
When we came back, the engine wouldn't start. The video above was shot at this point. I wondered about water because last week was unusually wet here in Southern California, with one particularly heavy rainstorm. (The boat is kept in a slip, and is not winterized as we usually use it year-round.)
When I can make the time I'll go back and check the fuel-water separator filter and possibly try running the engine off a portable tank with known clean fuel. But in the meantime I was curious if anyone here might have thoughts on this.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvIDuKxQsoo
Today my son and I started the 1994 Mercury Offshore 3.0L 225hp carbureted two-stroke engine on my Boston Whaler Outrage 21 after it hadn't been run for a couple of months. It started after a couple of tries, and ran normally for 30 or 45 seconds. We then switched it off and went to run an errand for about 10 minutes.
When we came back, the engine wouldn't start. The video above was shot at this point. I wondered about water because last week was unusually wet here in Southern California, with one particularly heavy rainstorm. (The boat is kept in a slip, and is not winterized as we usually use it year-round.)
When I can make the time I'll go back and check the fuel-water separator filter and possibly try running the engine off a portable tank with known clean fuel. But in the meantime I was curious if anyone here might have thoughts on this.