Ahhhhh blooming Honda outboard won't start :(

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Is one of those BF2.3 air cooled ones, we're at anchor and having to row ashore.

1. Recoil starter going ok
2. Fuel full and getting to the spark plug
3. New spark plug fitted
4. Kill cord fitted

Not a hint of a start, an hour of intermittent pulling and nothing. Any ideas???
 
Take it out, put the HT lead on, touch the body of the plug onto a metal part of the engine and turn engine. Try not to get a shock, but this will be good evidence!
 
dylanwinter said:
unscrew the plug

keep it attached to the cable

earth the end against a metal bit of Honda

pull the starter and you should see a spark
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Right, gone out and done that, definitely a spark, still no joy but in desperation put my mouth over the filler and blew hard. Managed to get it to start very roughly and it couldn't cope with the choke off or more than half revs.
 
OK... had a similar problem myself!!!

Under the fuel tank just next to the fuel line there is a screw also something in brass..

The screw is a blead valve for the fuel tank.... Undo it... be careful not to drop the screwdriver of the screw in the ogg!! and make sure that you are getting clean petrol ... no water from condensation...

good luck
 
I assume Tomahawk is referring to the drain screw for the float chamber?

You will be very lucky if you can get to unscrew, unless you have done it regularly it will have seized into the alloy carburettor body. :mad:

You can however remove the entire float chamber, clean out the accumulated gunge, reassemble, and then hopefully it will start.

I went through this performance two years ago.. It has been OK since.
 
Thanks everyone. Going with the forum view that it's fuel we bled the carb and got it running OK, but reading POH's post we're going to service the carb, thanks DW for the PDF. Meanwhile thanks everyone, no more rowing this week and most likely a £100 bill saved.

LK
 
I suffer from this more than others speak to but don't know why as I don't have old fuel.
I have learnt to keep a 10mm and 8mm spinner in my kitbag.
my carb drain screw is seized (brass in mild steel!)
The 10 will loosen or remove the carb bowl in situ to drain any water. the 8mm removes the carb
the water causes corrosion in the (mild steel) bowl.
the corrosion does the fuel supply no good
. Also note the crappy little screwdriver that comes with the toolkit fits the jet , but its difficult to turn it unless the carb is removed. worth having a longer screwdiver of similar proportions.
 
chewi said:
I suffer from this more than others speak to but don't know why as I don't have old fuel.
I have learnt to keep a 10mm and 8mm spinner in my kitbag.
my carb drain screw is seized (brass in mild steel!)
The 10 will loosen or remove the carb bowl in situ to drain any water. the 8mm removes the carb
the water causes corrosion in the (mild steel) bowl.
the corrosion does the fuel supply no good
. Also note the crappy little screwdriver that comes with the toolkit fits the jet , but its difficult to turn it unless the carb is removed. worth having a longer screwdiver of similar proportions.
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where do you keep your engine?

mine is in the stern locker.... no probs so far

D
 
Indoors upright in an engine shed with most of the others, but I do keep the fuel in the tender.
I have cleaned out the carb, filtered the fuel in the cans and within 3 weeks found the carb gummed up with water and corrosion products.

I'm planning to epoxy the carb bowl and fit a fuel filter if I can find one to fit.
 
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