O.K. my other Christmas present.
flyguy
Loc: Lake Onalaska, Sunfish Capitol of the World!
Some of you remember a couple of weeks ago I got up one morning with the intention of winterizing my 50 hp Honda outboard. It was in a heated garage, so, there wasn't any hurry. It wouldn't start, wouldn't even fire. What in the devil could be wrong? Well,,,,,, I remember monkeying with the kill switch and disconnecting it. Then the gauges didn't work and I remember connecting them up so they worked. But, did I start it after I got the gauges hooked up. Couldn't remember that. So, I asked for ideas from the Fishing Forum, and of course, I got a lot of help from you guys, Barnacles, fishyaker, and Whitey in particular, but there were others that had some good ideas. I believe it was Whitey that said something to the effect that if you have gas, spark, and compression, you have an engine. I believe my dad, Thirsty, the bootlegger, used to tell me that but I never paid any attention to him. So, with that in mind, I replaced the spark plugs, the fuel filter, and the bulb in which to pump the fuel from the tank to the engine, and of course the oil in the lower unit and the crankcase, but that wouldn't have anything to do with starting it. O.K., pump her up, let's see what she does. Nothing, not even a fire. Go in and have beer time, it will be there tomorrow. Tomorrow came and went, I couldn't, force myself to work on it, I had to give it some heavy thought, and more heavy thought. Finally, I decided that it must be in the ignition and the kill switch, tear that puppy apart, put it back together, crank it up, nothing, not even a fire. Beer time. Checked the fuel filler bulb, no leaks there, checked the connection between the bulb and where it connects to the engine, no leaks there, checked the fuel filter, a leak!!!!! Tighten up the hose clamp, pump it up, give it a choke, and PURRRRRRR, runs like a top. Somebody on the Forum said just keep trying to start it fly. and, that is what I did. Thank you guys for this wonderful Christmas present. I certainly appreciate all of the help you gave me.
Good job fly. Most times it’s something simple just takes time and find it. Glad you got it going
flyguy wrote:
Some of you remember a couple of weeks ago I got up one morning with the intention of winterizing my 50 hp Honda outboard. It was in a heated garage, so, there wasn't any hurry. It wouldn't start, wouldn't even fire. What in the devil could be wrong? Well,,,,,, I remember monkeying with the kill switch and disconnecting it. Then the gauges didn't work and I remember connecting them up so they worked. But, did I start it after I got the gauges hooked up. Couldn't remember that. So, I asked for ideas from the Fishing Forum, and of course, I got a lot of help from you guys, Barnacles, fishyaker, and Whitey in particular, but there were others that had some good ideas. I believe it was Whitey that said something to the effect that if you have gas, spark, and compression, you have an engine. I believe my dad, Thirsty, the bootlegger, used to tell me that but I never paid any attention to him. So, with that in mind, I replaced the spark plugs, the fuel filter, and the bulb in which to pump the fuel from the tank to the engine, and of course the oil in the lower unit and the crankcase, but that wouldn't have anything to do with starting it. O.K., pump her up, let's see what she does. Nothing, not even a fire. Go in and have beer time, it will be there tomorrow. Tomorrow came and went, I couldn't, force myself to work on it, I had to give it some heavy thought, and more heavy thought. Finally, I decided that it must be in the ignition and the kill switch, tear that puppy apart, put it back together, crank it up, nothing, not even a fire. Beer time. Checked the fuel filler bulb, no leaks there, checked the connection between the bulb and where it connects to the engine, no leaks there, checked the fuel filter, a leak!!!!! Tighten up the hose clamp, pump it up, give it a chock and PURRRRRRR.
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GOOD story Fly, Patience pays off.
flyguy wrote:
Some of you remember a couple of weeks ago I got up one morning with the intention of winterizing my 50 hp Honda outboard. It was in a heated garage, so, there wasn't any hurry. It wouldn't start, wouldn't even fire. What in the devil could be wrong? Well,,,,,, I remember monkeying with the kill switch and disconnecting it. Then the gauges didn't work and I remember connecting them up so they worked. But, did I start it after I got the gauges hooked up. Couldn't remember that. So, I asked for ideas from the Fishing Forum, and of course, I got a lot of help from you guys, Barnacles, fishyaker, and Whitey in particular, but there were others that had some good ideas. I believe it was Whitey that said something to the effect that if you have gas, spark, and compression, you have an engine. I believe my dad, Thirsty, the bootlegger, used to tell me that but I never paid any attention to him. So, with that in mind, I replaced the spark plugs, the fuel filter, and the bulb in which to pump the fuel from the tank to the engine, and of course the oil in the lower unit and the crankcase, but that wouldn't have anything to do with starting it. O.K., pump her up, let's see what she does. Nothing, not even a fire. Go in and have beer time, it will be there tomorrow. Tomorrow came and went, I couldn't, force myself to work on it, I had to give it some heavy thought, and more heavy thought. Finally, I decided that it must be in the ignition and the kill switch, tear that puppy apart, put it back together, crank it up, nothing, not even a fire. Beer time. Checked the fuel filler bulb, no leaks there, checked the connection between the bulb and where it connects to the engine, no leaks there, checked the fuel filter, a leak!!!!! Tighten up the hose clamp, pump it up, give it a chock and PURRRRRRR.
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OH, forgot to ask, what kind of Beer?
flyguy wrote:
Some of you remember a couple of weeks ago I got up one morning with the intention of winterizing my 50 hp Honda outboard. It was in a heated garage, so, there wasn't any hurry. It wouldn't start, wouldn't even fire. What in the devil could be wrong? Well,,,,,, I remember monkeying with the kill switch and disconnecting it. Then the gauges didn't work and I remember connecting them up so they worked. But, did I start it after I got the gauges hooked up. Couldn't remember that. So, I asked for ideas from the Fishing Forum, and of course, I got a lot of help from you guys, Barnacles, fishyaker, and Whitey in particular, but there were others that had some good ideas. I believe it was Whitey that said something to the effect that if you have gas, spark, and compression, you have an engine. I believe my dad, Thirsty, the bootlegger, used to tell me that but I never paid any attention to him. So, with that in mind, I replaced the spark plugs, the fuel filter, and the bulb in which to pump the fuel from the tank to the engine, and of course the oil in the lower unit and the crankcase, but that wouldn't have anything to do with starting it. O.K., pump her up, let's see what she does. Nothing, not even a fire. Go in and have beer time, it will be there tomorrow. Tomorrow came and went, I couldn't, force myself to work on it, I had to give it some heavy thought, and more heavy thought. Finally, I decided that it must be in the ignition and the kill switch, tear that puppy apart, put it back together, crank it up, nothing, not even a fire. Beer time. Checked the fuel filler bulb, no leaks there, checked the connection between the bulb and where it connects to the engine, no leaks there, checked the fuel filter, a leak!!!!! Tighten up the hose clamp, pump it up, give it a choke, and PURRRRRRR, runs like a top. Somebody on the Forum said just keep trying to start it fly. and, that is what I did. Thank you guys for this wonderful Christmas present. I certainly appreciate all of the help you gave me.
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I would’ve thought you would smell gas. Anyway glad you got it figured out, Fly…🐟on
flyguy
Loc: Lake Onalaska, Sunfish Capitol of the World!
Kerry Hansen wrote:
OH, forgot to ask, what kind of Beer?
The only kind of beer they sell in Houston County, MN. Miller Lite. It's illegal to sell any other kind of beer here. Punishable by death.
persistence pays with the beer
flyguy
Loc: Lake Onalaska, Sunfish Capitol of the World!
DozerDave wrote:
I would’ve thought you would smell gas. Anyway glad you got it figured out, Fly…🐟on
Oh, you are giving me too much credit.
flyguy
Loc: Lake Onalaska, Sunfish Capitol of the World!
Billy awesome wrote:
persistence pays with the beer
I have a lot more patience with a beer in my hand. Not sure why that is though.
flyguy wrote:
Some of you remember a couple of weeks ago I got up one morning with the intention of winterizing my 50 hp Honda outboard. It was in a heated garage, so, there wasn't any hurry. It wouldn't start, wouldn't even fire. What in the devil could be wrong? Well,,,,,, I remember monkeying with the kill switch and disconnecting it. Then the gauges didn't work and I remember connecting them up so they worked. But, did I start it after I got the gauges hooked up. Couldn't remember that. So, I asked for ideas from the Fishing Forum, and of course, I got a lot of help from you guys, Barnacles, fishyaker, and Whitey in particular, but there were others that had some good ideas. I believe it was Whitey that said something to the effect that if you have gas, spark, and compression, you have an engine. I believe my dad, Thirsty, the bootlegger, used to tell me that but I never paid any attention to him. So, with that in mind, I replaced the spark plugs, the fuel filter, and the bulb in which to pump the fuel from the tank to the engine, and of course the oil in the lower unit and the crankcase, but that wouldn't have anything to do with starting it. O.K., pump her up, let's see what she does. Nothing, not even a fire. Go in and have beer time, it will be there tomorrow. Tomorrow came and went, I couldn't, force myself to work on it, I had to give it some heavy thought, and more heavy thought. Finally, I decided that it must be in the ignition and the kill switch, tear that puppy apart, put it back together, crank it up, nothing, not even a fire. Beer time. Checked the fuel filler bulb, no leaks there, checked the connection between the bulb and where it connects to the engine, no leaks there, checked the fuel filter, a leak!!!!! Tighten up the hose clamp, pump it up, give it a choke, and PURRRRRRR, runs like a top. Somebody on the Forum said just keep trying to start it fly. and, that is what I did. Thank you guys for this wonderful Christmas present. I certainly appreciate all of the help you gave me.
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And I certainly appreciate all the beer we drank together. If I have to say so myself, I'm pretty dang good at that "thinking about it" part.
Sometimes, you have to solve the most convoluted and vexing problem, but after you finally work it out you discover that it was something really simple. It was just hiding behind something else!
dbed
Loc: POMME DE TERRE LAKE MISSOURI
It's the beer that makes it work probably taken half as long if you'd been drinking real beer like Budweiser
flyguy
Loc: Lake Onalaska, Sunfish Capitol of the World!
dbed wrote:
It's the beer that makes it work probably taken half as long if you'd been drinking real beer like Budweiser
I used to work Road Construction and if you screwed something up it would cost you a case of Bud on Friday night. Nothing else but, Bud. I got to like it, never any shortage of it on Friday night. The foreman liked Bud and he made the rules.
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