Gas Giant
Petty Officer 1st Class
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- Aug 8, 2010
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And yes, I know its not necessarily a good idea to use starting fluid on a 2 stroke, but this was bought at a marine supply place and it is supposedly safe for diesels and 2 strokes.
Anyway, more to the point - I have a Suzuki DT75 outboard. It had the carbs rebuilt last month, but I haven't tried to run it since then due to other problems I had to tend to. (steering....)
To make a long story short, the boat does NOT like to start. Without starting fluid, it will sputter, but never really run. If you choke it and use starting fluid, it will start up and run until you let up on the choke. (I should mention that it runs decently when it is running.) Try to start it again, and it goes back to sputtering until you give it another shot of starting fluid.
I know its getting gas because it will run until my hand gets tired of holding in that stupid push-to-choke ignition switch. What could cause the boat to not want to start on gasoline and air alone, but then be fine running on it after its started? (Provided you keep the choke closed)
Also, I absolutely despise holding in the push-to-choke feature of my ignition switch, especially if its going to be my only recourse here. Would there be any reason I couldn't wire it to a switch on my dash?
Anyway, more to the point - I have a Suzuki DT75 outboard. It had the carbs rebuilt last month, but I haven't tried to run it since then due to other problems I had to tend to. (steering....)
To make a long story short, the boat does NOT like to start. Without starting fluid, it will sputter, but never really run. If you choke it and use starting fluid, it will start up and run until you let up on the choke. (I should mention that it runs decently when it is running.) Try to start it again, and it goes back to sputtering until you give it another shot of starting fluid.
I know its getting gas because it will run until my hand gets tired of holding in that stupid push-to-choke ignition switch. What could cause the boat to not want to start on gasoline and air alone, but then be fine running on it after its started? (Provided you keep the choke closed)
Also, I absolutely despise holding in the push-to-choke feature of my ignition switch, especially if its going to be my only recourse here. Would there be any reason I couldn't wire it to a switch on my dash?