I recently bought an'85 115 hp inline 6. It's my first motor so I'm not sure what's normal for it and what I should be concerned about. I've read a bunch of posts here and some address some of my problems, but I thought I better ask some questions before I start unbolting things. <br /><br />The first couple times I took it out, it was pretty hard to start but once got going, no problem. The third time out, I couldn't get it started. The priming bulb wouldn't firm up no matter how many times I pumped it, and fuel leaked out of the carbs. <br /><br />Questions:<br />1. I see from other posts that these are notoriously hard to start. What's reasonalble for the amount of cranking to fire it up on normal spring day?<br /><br />2. What is supposed to stop the fuel when you prime it and make the bulb get hard, the check valves in the fuel pump or the floats in the carbs?<br /><br />3. What I should make sure to do/check before taking things apart?<br /><br />4. And if those fail to change anything, should I go in this order (checking if it fixed things after each):<br />a. Rebuild fuel pump. <br />b. Rebuild/clean carbs and adjust floats.<br />c. Buy a canoe.<br /><br />Another mystery (to me anyway) is that my serial number is A191461. Every parts website seems to classify parts by SNs that are numerals only. Does this "A..." motor fit into the "and above" list or something else?<br /><br />Any illumination you can provide on any of the above would be most appreciated.
