Starting 2 Stroke Outboard Engine After Storage

Slide the thrust hub propeller and washers from the propeller shaft.

Starting 2 stroke outboard engine after storage.

Fortunately the rope is on a recoil spring so it doesn t have to manually re wound onto a pulley on top of the engine after each pull. Advance throttle in neutral to 2 3s. I have a new 50 hp 2 stroke on my flats boat. Squeeze primer bulb till firm.

Release choke return throttle to neutral after ignition. Fast idle lever doesn t help. There is absolutely nothing wrong with running an outboard engine using the flushing port on the engine. Turn key on push to choke or pull out choke and crank at same time.

If you are going to let the engine sit and run for a while which is a pretty good idea to do. If it refuses to start you can give it a boost. Engine tilted fully down this makes it easier for fuel to get to the carburetors. Really hate grinding the started.

Hard to start cold. I would advise using the ear muffs as opposed to the flush attachment. Maybe the sound of an unmuffled two stroke is irresistible but don t do it. Understand it has an automatic choke i miss the toggle switch choke control on my old one.

Pump up the primer ball 5 or 6 times then it takes several attempts to start. Pushing key switch does nothing. Prime up the fuel turn the key and hopefully start and run the engine. Oil in cylinders as suggested and crank it over few times then 1 2 teaspoon of fuel in the plug hole refit the plugs and start on full choke.

2 strokes sometimes need excess fuel to start if not used for a while. First lubricate the cylinders by pouring a half ounce or so of tcw3 oil in the spark plug holes rotate the engine best you can to distribute it then turn the flywheel by hand a couple. Starting the motor dry even for just a moment can dramatically shorten the life of the water pump impeller or even destroy it. How to start a two stroke outboard motor engine small outboards mostly have a manual start which means you pull on a length of rope to turn the engine over.