40 HP Merc hard to start after engine tilted up

[scpj]

1995 40 HP Merc is hard to start after engine has been in the tilted up position, It fires right up any other time and runs great. Any ideas?

 

[ONERCBOATER]

Re: 40 HP Merc hard to start after engine tilted up

is it carbed or fuel injected? if carbed may just need to be reprimed after tilting fwd. the carbed versions sometimes are a bit finicky about this as the carb design is for flat level operation. are you regularly tilting it out of the water while on the lake/river? I have to ask why if that is what you are doing.

Sean

 

[scpj]

Re: 40 HP Merc hard to start after engine tilted up

Yes carbed.....I was tilting it while trowłing shallow water

 

[Wingedwheel]

Re: 40 HP Merc hard to start after engine tilted up

Your probably losing fuel out of the bowls with it tilted up. Make sure you pump the bulb really good when you tilt it back down to help re-fill the bowls. Are you trying to choke it when you have trouble starting it?

 

[scpj]

Re: 40 HP Merc hard to start after engine tilted up

Yes I tried chocking, but I did not try the pupming the bulb. Is this pretty normal on the Mercs....just asking because I never had this problem a Johnson ocean runner I had that was also a carb engine