flanders51
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- Jun 17, 2009
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I have been reading through the Force Starter threads on this site which are very helpful.
I am a newbie to outboard and I have been trying to do my own repair work. I had my starter allegedly repaired by a local mechanic. The motor worked for a few weeks with minimal problems. Then the motor stopped starting. I noticed the spring, washer, and nut of the starter motor had all popped off the starter. I tried to replace them and restart the motor, but the nut kept popping off the top of the starter above the pinion nut. I was dumb and kept cranking and I damaged some threads on the pinion nut and armature of the starter.
Realizing that this was a problem, I bought a brand new starter and installed it. I tried starting the motor again and the starter looks to be working just fine but the motor didn't turn over at all. I didn't have this problem before.
Could I have lost compression somehow during replacing the starter? I don't seem to be getting an pressure on the gas hose. The gas hose bulb won't tighten up and I don't think I am getting any gas to the motor. Is this a compression problem? Is this a flywheel problem?
Any help would be most appreciated.
I am a newbie to outboard and I have been trying to do my own repair work. I had my starter allegedly repaired by a local mechanic. The motor worked for a few weeks with minimal problems. Then the motor stopped starting. I noticed the spring, washer, and nut of the starter motor had all popped off the starter. I tried to replace them and restart the motor, but the nut kept popping off the top of the starter above the pinion nut. I was dumb and kept cranking and I damaged some threads on the pinion nut and armature of the starter.
Realizing that this was a problem, I bought a brand new starter and installed it. I tried starting the motor again and the starter looks to be working just fine but the motor didn't turn over at all. I didn't have this problem before.
Could I have lost compression somehow during replacing the starter? I don't seem to be getting an pressure on the gas hose. The gas hose bulb won't tighten up and I don't think I am getting any gas to the motor. Is this a compression problem? Is this a flywheel problem?
Any help would be most appreciated.