Flooded engine

[MH9371B]

1995 3.0 Mercruiser 135HP<br /><br />Anyone know a trick to starting a flooded engine other than sitting and waiting for over an hour or so??

 

[Don S]

Re: Flooded engine

Make sure the choke is wide open, then mover the throttle to wide open and crank the engine till it starts. (Pull it back to lower rpms quickly).<br />You could also take the plugs out and dry them off.<br />Are you sure it's flooding? or just hard to start?

 

[MH9371B]

Re: Flooded engine

Definitely flooded. You can smell the gas pretty easily. Typically just waiting for quite a while will help. I was always afraid to keep cranking the engine with the throttle wide open, for fear of just making it worse.<br /><br />I used to use your trick, Don, with my old motorcycle too, just wasn't sure about where the choke is on the engine?