Thanks, Ctfshwhisker! I really do appreciate your feedback.Originally Posted by CTFSHWHISKER
the red lever is only for manual operation by you,turn it 180 then back when the motor fires up.the solenoid only will have power when the key is in the on position and pushed in,there is a rod in the solenoid that moves the diaphram in the enrichener when you choke it,the clicking sound you hear.when you move the red lever by hand it opens the diaphram and dumps fuel until you turn it back to the run position.fish eater is right the lakes are not very dusty..
I finally got the motor to start by manually operating the solenoid. Without doing so, it would just crank over but not start. I unplugged the hot wire going to the solenoid, and with the key in the on position, I tested the hot side for power but got none.
My question is does the solenoid operate even after the motor is started, because the key is in the on position while it runs. It seems to me that it should operate only at startup while the key's in that start position.
I'm sorry if the answers to my questions seem obvious, but I'm not familiar with the whys and hows of the operation of the outboard. Any help in troubleshooting would be very much appreciated.
Bobby C.
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