Ive got a 1996 200 Johnson Venom,that is terribly hard to start first thing in the morning. Can you tell me how to get it started easier? I was told it was the nature of the beast. After initial start,everything is fine.
Ive got a 1996 200 Johnson Venom,that is terribly hard to start first thing in the morning. Can you tell me how to get it started easier? I was told it was the nature of the beast. After initial start,everything is fine.
Try this... prime the fuel bulb till it's hard, when the boat is in the water push key in to choke and start. After engine starts be ready to push key in when it tries to die, choking it till it reves back up. You may have to do this a time or two to get it ideling. Some times it will miss fire and go dead, then I crank it without the choke then be ready to choke when it tries to die. Worked on my 95 Vindicator. hope this helps.
Remove the eninge cover. Turn your key on and hit the choke wihout cranking. Do you hear any clicking sounds from the primer pump? Do you have alot of smoke when you get it fired up?
May have a faulty VRO pump (oms is what I think they are calling it today).. May have oil leaking into the fuel side as the engine sits for a few hours. The longer it sits the more oil gets in. I have seen carbs with just straight up oil in them in less then a weeks time sit.
You may want to test your Quick Start sensor on the port head.
There are a lot of things that can cause hard starting, mostly weak starters and batteries that don't allow the motor to spin fast enough. Also make sure the motor is vertical or trimmed all the way in and hold the primer bulb with the arrow facing up and squeezing until it is hard. Turn the key to ON, push in on the "choke" for a few seconds before turning to START, and hold the "choke" in for a second or two after the motor fires up.
One thing that is overlooked is the key switch lanyard. With 1996 and later wiring harnesses, the safety lanyard physically turns the key to OFF when it is pulled.
If you try to start the motor without the lanyard attached, the key easily "pops" over to the off position when you let up from the START position while holding the "choke" in. With the lanyard on, the keyswitch has a firmer detent to stay in the ON position to keep the motor running.
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had my 98 for 2 yrs now , and learned early on that you must stay on that choke after it fires , and it does smoke like a bomb went off .....for the first few moments , after that all is well . keep it decarbed and plugs changed every yr(my opinion). i also keep the carbon guard or quick cleen in the tank too.
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