40 hp start issue

[CKboater]

The other day I tried to start the engine and got only a click sound. I checked the battery which was good and then started thinking about the starter being bad. This engine is pretty new to me so I didn't think, until hours later, that it has a rope pull start that I've never used as well as the electric. I gave the engine a few pulls and it was very stiff and did not start but then I tried the starter button and it started right up and has been working fine since then. I wonder if I had hit a "dead spot" in the starter and if the start failure is a sign that I should be shopping for a new starter?

Bill

 

[John_S]

Re: 40 hp start issue

I'd make sure you have clean and corrision free connections on both ends of the battery cables.

 

[TOHATSU GURU]

Re: 40 hp start issue

It's possible that you could have a dead spot on an older starter. If you do you might be able to just take the starter apart and gently knock the built up carbon out of the armature. Or more likely...Those connections need to be cleaned as John indicated.