Several of you may have noticed that we were fishing out of Gary’s boat Saturday. Mine was out of commission. On Friday afternoon, I backed in at Acapulco to look and practice since I had not been on the water in 2 weeks and had to only work a half day. I never made it off the trailer and killed the battery trying to start the Yammy. The battery came all the back after charging for 2 days; however, the motor still would spin the flywheel but not hit. I soon realized it was a fuel problem.
The primer bulb was not staying firm; so I replaced it. Still nothing. I check the fuel/water separator, and sure enough it was in horrible shape-- corroded and nearly rusted out on the bottom from over splash from the salt water in the baitwell. That’s probably where I got the gas smell that made me think I flooded the motor. Well, I replaced the entire kit, and she cranked and ran better than ever yesterday.
Glad it was not somethig serious! Moral-- keep an eye on your fuel/water separator.
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