Starting Issue-- Advice Please

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   Puchased 91 Nautique with 250 hours on it last year. Add 50 hours last summer and I continued to have the same problem with cold starting that original owner has had for several years.  When motor is cold it will not start without a squirt of starting fluid.  One small squirt and it fires right up.  I thought it might be the electronic choke so I replaced it this spring and tried several adjustments but still have same problem.  Motor still has original protech ignition system.  I have carb rebuild kit but did not want to dive into that if not the problem.  Can anyone shed any light on this issue.

Thanks for the help

Bob

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rsjr70 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: March-01-2008 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 10	Post Options Post Reply Quote rsjr70 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Starting Issue-- Advice Please Posted: May-08-2009 at 12:36am
	Puchased 91 Nautique with 250 hours on it last year. Add 50 hours last summer and I continued to have the same problem with cold starting that original owner has had for several years. When motor is cold it will not start without a squirt of starting fluid. One small squirt and it fires right up. I thought it might be the electronic choke so I replaced it this spring and tried several adjustments but still have same problem. Motor still has original protech ignition system. I have carb rebuild kit but did not want to dive into that if not the problem. Can anyone shed any light on this issue. Thanks for the help Bob

79nautique Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Grand Poobah Joined: January-27-2004 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 7872	Post Options Post Reply Quote 79nautique Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: May-08-2009 at 12:38pm
	well what is your normal routen? jump in and turn the key? If the boat has not been started for the day or has been sitting for several hours then it's always a good idea to give it a shot of gas using the throttle before you try starting. Slow open the throttle no need to just thro it down fast but open it about 3/4 to full throttle bring it back to neutral then hit the key, It's like the older cars where you had to set the choke before they would start, granted these don't have a fast idle cam on the choke like cars did but they still need a little juice to get going sometimes.

kapla Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Grand Poobah Joined: March-27-2008 Location: BA, Argentina Status: Offline Points: 6148	Post Options Post Reply Quote kapla Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: May-08-2009 at 5:20pm
	strange... I always give a few pumps to the gas before cranking.... On my 1973 chevy the same hit the pedal a few times the cranks and fires right up... Is it always on cold start? once the engine is warm on if you are out on the lake and let it sit for a while will it do the same?
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