rcaplanist
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- May 14, 2014
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50hp Johnson outboard, I've run it a total of three times sense buying it about a month ago. Ran great, very smooth idle and everything. Since I've been building these two-stroke motorized bicycles, I apparently got used to buying ethanol gasoline for everything, and stupid me ran the outboard on ethanol gas?twice?without even thinking about it.
So live and learn, but here's where I'm at.
Engine won't start (duh) and for the most part, I have no idea what I'm looking for. I overheard a couple experienced boaters say it may be a problem with the starter. When I turn the key, whether its pushed in or not, it makes a whisper soft sound as if it were trying very hard to start up but never turns over. The starter cannot turn the large gear hard enough to move the piston. Now that may be some kind of damage from using ethanol gasoline, (which I've tried running non-ethenol through the engine with no success) but thats what I'm trying to find out through this forum.
Very new to the boating scene, and I've got a lot to learn.
All boat mechanics in my area are booked 4-6 weeks, and I'd rather learn how to fix it myself anyway.
ANY help would be greatly appreciated,
Thanks for your time.
So live and learn, but here's where I'm at.
Engine won't start (duh) and for the most part, I have no idea what I'm looking for. I overheard a couple experienced boaters say it may be a problem with the starter. When I turn the key, whether its pushed in or not, it makes a whisper soft sound as if it were trying very hard to start up but never turns over. The starter cannot turn the large gear hard enough to move the piston. Now that may be some kind of damage from using ethanol gasoline, (which I've tried running non-ethenol through the engine with no success) but thats what I'm trying to find out through this forum.
Very new to the boating scene, and I've got a lot to learn.
All boat mechanics in my area are booked 4-6 weeks, and I'd rather learn how to fix it myself anyway.
ANY help would be greatly appreciated,
Thanks for your time.