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Posted by darryl walker on 03/15/08 - 2:16 PM

I am having troulbe getting the engine started atfer it has already been warmed up.
We asked a person what they thought.He said that it is something wrong with the carberators, like a head.He also said it is unfitalbe.::@
what do you think?

Posted by Joe Kriz on 03/15/08 - 3:23 PM

Hi Darryl,

What brand of motor?
What size?
What year?

Give us a little more info so we might be able to point you in the right direction.
Anything is fixable if the parts are available.

Posted by MW on 03/16/08 - 1:00 AM

Darryl,

What size "Horsepower" is the engine ? This is "Whaler Central", the most powerful "Think Tank" known to the "Whaler" community, let's get some more information before we condemn your engine.

mw

Posted by souweine on 06/01/08 - 3:01 PM

Does it start alright cold? How does it run while its working?

Posted by darryl walker on 06/02/08 - 5:28 AM

when it urn the key for the first time it starts right up
when it is running it runs perfect
it does not idle the best but on a plane it runs great
but when i get where i want to be and turn the engine off
then i am ready to go home , it will start up but when i go to shift gears then it chokes out.
please help, darryl

Posted by moose on 06/02/08 - 6:56 AM

Darryl,
I'm far from being a pro on this but it sounds like fuel delivery to me. First thing to me is make sure you have fresh gas. That can't hurt but I think you need to clean and maybe put a kit in your carb. I'm not sure if that 2 cyulinder 55 has one or two, but sounds like they definitely need cleaning.
Mike

Posted by Derwd24 on 06/02/08 - 8:04 AM

Sounds to me a bit like vapor lock, where the fuel in the carbs is so warm it turns to vapor and makes re-starting the engine after it's warm difficult. Sometimes you can run the same trip with the cowling off to allow the carbs and powerhead to run cooler, and if it restarts fine, that may be the issue... It's an easy test to try.

Posted by darryl walker on 06/04/08 - 4:58 PM

#10

my dad went to a pro and he said to check the compresion in the cylinders when cold and then when its hot
what do you guys think about that
darryl

Posted by souweine on 06/04/08 - 5:03 PM

#11

More questions:

1. How long do you sit before you try again?
2. What if you just get moving and moving, never stop? Does the problem come up?

Posted by darryl walker on 06/04/08 - 5:20 PM

#12

a try to restart as soon as i shut it off
no sir the prolbem dosent bother me while on a plane

Posted by MW on 06/04/08 - 6:27 PM

#13

If it does not re-start when hot, try to hold open the butterflies on the carbs while starting (be careful of the flywheel, it's close to your hand) if it fires right up (when they are held open) it's "Vapor lock", when you say it won't re-start is it "Cranking over" but, will NOT "Light Up" ? sound's like a "Carb" adjustment/service. Some engines need "Choke" on while restarting "HOT", on some engine's the choke is not needed to "fire up" when "Hot".

mw