Hard to start

[lazergeek]

Perhaps the next time you’re going to leave it in a slip for an extended period after you’ve tied off at the slip use the wake mode and raise the idle to level three for about 15 seconds then back it down and shut it off. This will remove some of the water from the water lock and perhaps prevent happening what just happened.

Did you go out and run it after replacing the plugs to see if you got your RPMs back?

I have not yet read it going out again this evening so we'll check that then. We have this rental house for a week so I'm definitely going to the no wake to see if that helps too.

 

[lazergeek]

I have not yet read it going out again this evening so we'll check that then. We have this rental house for a week so I'm definitely going to the no wake to see if that helps too.

I didnt get a chance to take it out last night but I did run for 30 seconds on Wakeless #3 after changing the plugs. I had to run 2 hours home and back to rescue the cat from a malfunctioning automatic feeder. while the family fished from the dock again. Same issue this morning, Hard to start starboard engine. After it finally started it ran rough for about 30 seconds before running normally.

RPM's are still off but looking at it closer today so is the Port engines I assume its the 87 degreees and 68% humidity causing...

Forgot to run wakleess mode when stopping at the Reef and had the same issue after haning out for 3 hours.

In the past its just been me and my wife which is why I assume I have had no issues in the past, but this trip has 2 adult "kids" too so I assuming the extra weight on the back is not helping the issue.

 

[tdonoughue]

I rarely run in as cool as 87 degrees or so dry as 68% humidity. So I doubt that is it.

Throwing out some unlikely things: No hole in the fuel rail or line, right? Then I would suspect the fuel pump on that engine being weak. The 30 seconds weak before it perks up makes me think that fuel is draining back through the pump into the tank and it is taking a bit to get that fuel back up and to the injectors.

Have I heard of that before? No. But that is what the latest writeup is suggesting to me...