1997 200 hp evinrude cold start

[fishonn]

i purchased this boat used and i have a horrible time of starting this after it has set for a week. the owner had past away and so i never had any instructions on the correct procedure. currently i pump the bulb , put the shifter in nuetral idle plus about 1/3 more, then i turn the key on while holding the key choke in at the same time. does this sound right? should i hold the key choke in before i try to start this. please help.

 

[daselbee]

Re: 1997 200 hp evinrude cold start

Yep. That should do it, IF the primer solenoid is working.
Pull the motor cover, have someone press key in while in ON position, and listen at the engine for an audible click. Key in, click...key out...click. Like that.
No click, primer solenod not working.
Click, you have to check to see if fuel is actually getting thru the primer circuit and tiny fuel lines to the back of the intake manifold.

Check the click first, and then post back. I will try to guide you in checking the fuel flow, if that is the problem.

 

[Dhadley]

Re: 1997 200 hp evinrude cold start

This motor has the Quick Start feature so it's not necessary to advance the throttle. Pump the bulb, turn the key to "On", push the key in to activate the primer, count to 8 then turn the key to "Start".

 

[fishonn]

Re: 1997 200 hp evinrude cold start

Thanks For The Replies . I Took This To The Repair Shop A Couple Of Months Ago And Told Them That I Had A Problem Starting This After A Week And They Said They Would Check It And I Could Pick It Up The Following Week. Well When I Went To Pick It Up They Said That They Could Not Find Anything Wrong With It And That The Primer Solenoid Is Working Correctly However They Tried It The Very Next Day So It Did Not Set Very Long And When I Do Pull The Cover I Do Here The Click. I Am Thinking That It Is Something I Am Doing Wrong In My Start Up Procedure.

 

[daselbee]

Re: 1997 200 hp evinrude cold start

OK, lets try a test. Free test.
Pump the primer bulb up until it is tight and firm.
Turn the red manual lever on the primer solenoid to the manual position.
Pump the primer bulb two more times.
Return the manual lever back to it's normal run position, which is parallel to the solenoid body.
Try to start. What happens?

 

[daselbee]

Re: 1997 200 hp evinrude cold start

Another feee test...
Looking very closely at the top of the primer solenoid, you will see a plastic valveing system, with three small fuel hoses attached.
One hose goes to the fuel line, (and tees into that line) that comes out of the fuel pump. This is the line that supplies gas TO the primer solenoid.
There are two lines that leave the top of the primer solenoid, and snake their way up through the carbs and intake manifold to their final destinations, which is the back of each cylinder's intake manifold. The two lines split and tee off a few times, but they eventually make it to the back of each intake, and there are six locations of 'em.
Carefully follow the hoses, and find the hose that feeds the back of #2 cyl, which is on the starboard side of the engine, up above all the linkages and their connections, and it plugs into a brass fitting in the back of that intake manifold. It is the easiest one to get to....you may want to remove the air silencer to see better.
Remove the hose there, put it in a catch container, turn the red lever to manual, and pump the primer bulb.
Gas should shoot out that hose. If not, clogged lines on the output of the primer solenoid.
It has even been known that those individual brass fittings in the back of each intake get clogged up. The hole is very very small.

 

[dingbat]

Re: 1997 200 hp evinrude cold start

Something I learned on mine. Unlike a Mercury outboard, holding the key down does absolutely nothing in the way of choking the motor. The motor has to be cranking for the choke to work.

Routine on mine, pump primer bulb till hard. Put control lever in neutral. Turn key to strat and push in at the same time. Let it turn over a couple of times and repeat if it doesn?t start. When cold, mine starts on the second try every time.

When warm, it starts with just the twist of the key.

 

[fishonn]

Re: 1997 200 hp evinrude cold start

Thank You Both For The Input . I Am Chomping At The Bit To Try These Solutions . I Will Be Back At The Lake On Friday And Let You Know How It Goes . Thanks Again .

 

[fishonn]

Re: 1997 200 hp evinrude cold start

Guys I Think We Cracked The Case. I Did A Combination Of The Procedures You Told Me And I Believe We Have It Figured Out. One Mistake I Was Making Is That I Would Not Pump The Bulb Up After The Initial Failure To Start, Another Mistake Is That It Does Appear I Can Push The Choke In While The Key Is In The Start Position Only. The Combination Of Keeping The Bulb Hard And Pushing The Choke In 8 Times Before Trying To Start And Also Holding The Choke In While Trying To Start It The Engine Would Start On The 2nd Try 3 Days In A Row.
Thanks Again For All The Feed Back.