Hi.
My girlfriend has a 14ft aluminum fishing boat with a 8hp Yamaha outboard, and it's startin to P me off!
I dont know how many times its happened now (too many) but the pull-cord keeps getting stuck all the way out.
The engine is kinda hard starting when its been sitting for a few days. Never fails I'm out in the lake after pushing off from shore, and I start pulling on it to get it running, and it wont start. Then sure enough at the end of a pull - No Re-coil!!!! I yank on it, tug it, take the engine cover off and beat it with my shoe..... nothing. Fully extended rope that aint budging. Then, after umpteen expletives, it suddenly lets go and winds back up again.
I actually think its just God playing headgames with me, but whatever....
Is this something I can service myself...... like just squirting WD-40 in somewhere to lube whatever it is thats getting hung up????
Any advice would be appreciated.
I'd hate to have to go find another girlfriend.
Fitz
My girlfriend has a 14ft aluminum fishing boat with a 8hp Yamaha outboard, and it's startin to P me off!
I dont know how many times its happened now (too many) but the pull-cord keeps getting stuck all the way out.
The engine is kinda hard starting when its been sitting for a few days. Never fails I'm out in the lake after pushing off from shore, and I start pulling on it to get it running, and it wont start. Then sure enough at the end of a pull - No Re-coil!!!! I yank on it, tug it, take the engine cover off and beat it with my shoe..... nothing. Fully extended rope that aint budging. Then, after umpteen expletives, it suddenly lets go and winds back up again.
I actually think its just God playing headgames with me, but whatever....
Is this something I can service myself...... like just squirting WD-40 in somewhere to lube whatever it is thats getting hung up????
Any advice would be appreciated.
I'd hate to have to go find another girlfriend.
Fitz