TrainerRed
Cadet
- Joined
- Mar 29, 2017
- Messages
- 15
-I received an 81 Johnson 9.9 motor from my uncle that hasn't been run for a year or more. Wouldn't turn on.
-Found out there was a crack on the cover of the fuel pump, and replaced it. It turns on!
-Brought it out to the lake and it wouldn't stay on for more than 5 minutes max. I did some researching and thought it was a good idea to clean the carburetor and if the problem continued it was a bad fuel pump.
-Received my carb kit and proceeded with the cleaning.
-MOTOR DOES NOT START NOW!!!
-I hear it wanting to turn on, but it won't... my pull start is faulty so I use some paracord to spin my flywheel.
-I can see some smoke coming out when I spin the flywheel with the paracord.
-It also sounds like it wasnts to start but doesn't.
-I had a friend help me press the primer bulb from the fuel tank while I try to turn it on with paracord and it sounds better. But does not turn on either.
-I try pulling the pull start a few times knowing it will not turn the motor on as my friend pumps the primer bulb. I stop pulling the pull start cord and transition to the paracord method.
-Trying to turn the motor on with the paracord now and it sounds really close to turning on. But does NOT!
Observations: Trying to turn the motor on with the pull start will not work better than using paracord around the flywheel.
-However, it sends more smoke out some holes behind the motor.
-With a combination of pumping the primer bulb, pulling the pull start cord a few times, and finally using the paracord to turn the flywheel gives the best and closest result for the motor to turn on. In fact it even started for at least a second but I couldn't react fast enough to switch gears and turn the handle to fast.
-Lastly I am thinking the sound the motor makes when attempting to turn it on with the paracord is working, but something isnt simultaneously and will not let it stay running. This is just an assumption.
Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated!! This is my first motor and boat so I do not know much but I have read a lot on the internet. Even read Leeroys rambling and took notes on what I could understand.
What do you think could be wrong?
I'm leaning towards buying a new fuel pump.
What should I do?
-Found out there was a crack on the cover of the fuel pump, and replaced it. It turns on!
-Brought it out to the lake and it wouldn't stay on for more than 5 minutes max. I did some researching and thought it was a good idea to clean the carburetor and if the problem continued it was a bad fuel pump.
-Received my carb kit and proceeded with the cleaning.
-MOTOR DOES NOT START NOW!!!
-I hear it wanting to turn on, but it won't... my pull start is faulty so I use some paracord to spin my flywheel.
-I can see some smoke coming out when I spin the flywheel with the paracord.
-It also sounds like it wasnts to start but doesn't.
-I had a friend help me press the primer bulb from the fuel tank while I try to turn it on with paracord and it sounds better. But does not turn on either.
-I try pulling the pull start a few times knowing it will not turn the motor on as my friend pumps the primer bulb. I stop pulling the pull start cord and transition to the paracord method.
-Trying to turn the motor on with the paracord now and it sounds really close to turning on. But does NOT!
Observations: Trying to turn the motor on with the pull start will not work better than using paracord around the flywheel.
-However, it sends more smoke out some holes behind the motor.
-With a combination of pumping the primer bulb, pulling the pull start cord a few times, and finally using the paracord to turn the flywheel gives the best and closest result for the motor to turn on. In fact it even started for at least a second but I couldn't react fast enough to switch gears and turn the handle to fast.
-Lastly I am thinking the sound the motor makes when attempting to turn it on with the paracord is working, but something isnt simultaneously and will not let it stay running. This is just an assumption.
Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated!! This is my first motor and boat so I do not know much but I have read a lot on the internet. Even read Leeroys rambling and took notes on what I could understand.
What do you think could be wrong?
I'm leaning towards buying a new fuel pump.
What should I do?