Got this motor with a sailboat. Working through it to see if I can get it to run.
I finally got my Nissan electric start 9.8 to crank (special thanks pvanv. Yes it was simple...had the B- on the solenoid rather than to a grounding point) . Now on to getting it to start. I put some gas in the tank, pumped the bulb until firm. I heard the gas entering the motor. I cranked a several times on full choke. I did not smell any gas. Haven't pulled the plug to see if gas is in carb but I had gotten that far before and suspect gas is reaching the carb.
So, what is the next logical step? The following are my WAGs based on my reading of some things to consider. I'm sure I missed something.
1) pull carb dissasemble and soak overnight in seafoam or other recommended solvent, reassemble...looking at the old Nissan tank I found white corrosion on the mechanical gauge. So, I suspect water had been in the fuel at some point.
2) pull plugs smell for gas and then maybe squirt in a little gas to see if I can get the motor to fire
3)buy a carb kit and install
4)buy a carb
5)new plugs since plugs are oil fouled (oil was overfull when I got the motor) I have changed the oil and filled to just over the add mark on the dipstick.
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I finally got my Nissan electric start 9.8 to crank (special thanks pvanv. Yes it was simple...had the B- on the solenoid rather than to a grounding point) . Now on to getting it to start. I put some gas in the tank, pumped the bulb until firm. I heard the gas entering the motor. I cranked a several times on full choke. I did not smell any gas. Haven't pulled the plug to see if gas is in carb but I had gotten that far before and suspect gas is reaching the carb.
So, what is the next logical step? The following are my WAGs based on my reading of some things to consider. I'm sure I missed something.
1) pull carb dissasemble and soak overnight in seafoam or other recommended solvent, reassemble...looking at the old Nissan tank I found white corrosion on the mechanical gauge. So, I suspect water had been in the fuel at some point.
2) pull plugs smell for gas and then maybe squirt in a little gas to see if I can get the motor to fire
3)buy a carb kit and install
4)buy a carb
5)new plugs since plugs are oil fouled (oil was overfull when I got the motor) I have changed the oil and filled to just over the add mark on the dipstick.
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