Help on 6HP Suzuki 4 Stroke kicker

[bobStash]

I have a 2007 6hp Suzuki 4 stroke kicker.

Last year I ran fuel stabilizer through it, let it run until it ran out of fuel and then let it sit in my garage for a year. She has no hours on her other than break in.

I put fresh fuel in the onboard tank, choked her and pulled. She started up runs for 3 seconds and then dies. I repeated this procedure about 40 times: choke, pull, run for 3 secs and then die.

I unhooked the fuel pump and she is spurting fuel on the out bound port. I took the tank out to make sure there are no clogs. I even ran seafoam through it.

At first I could smell some varnished gas smell from the carb area but that has gone away.

What would cause it to run for a few seconds choked and then die? She will not run if I don't choke her. It sure does seem like she is not getting fuel but what is bizarre to me is why will she fire up at first? She gets fuel somewhere and as soon as she starts up it's like she is then out of fuel again.

Any ideas?

Here are pics:

http://picasaweb.google.com/DaveBWilliams/NewSuzukiKicker#

[bobStash]

I have a 2007 6hp Suzuki 4 stroke kicker.

Last year I ran fuel stabilizer through it, let it run until it ran out of fuel and then let it sit in my garage for a year. She has no hours on her other than break in.

I put fresh fuel in the onboard tank, choked her and pulled. She started up runs for 3 seconds and then dies. I repeated this procedure about 40 times: choke, pull, run for 3 secs and then die.

I unhooked the fuel pump and she is spurting fuel on the out bound port. I took the tank out to make sure there are no clogs. I even ran seafoam through it.

At first I could smell some varnished gas smell from the carb area but that has gone away.

What would cause it to run for a few seconds choked and then die? She will not run if I don't choke her. It sure does seem like she is not getting fuel but what is bizarre to me is why will she fire up at first? She gets fuel somewhere and as soon as she starts up it's like she is then out of fuel again.

Any ideas?

Here are pics:

http://picasaweb.google.com/DaveBWilliams/NewSuzukiKicker#

Well, I will answer my own question.

The carb was gummed up. In particular the needle valve was gummed close so no fuel was getting into the fuel bowl hence no fuel to the motor hence motor-no-workee. She would start and run for a second or two but that was due to me spraying starter fluid. I took the carb apart, cleaned everything and she now runs like a top.

[Drailey]

Well, I will answer my own question.

The carb was gummed up. In particular the needle valve was gummed close so no fuel was getting into the fuel bowl hence no fuel to the motor hence motor-no-workee. She would start and run for a second or two but that was due to me spraying starter fluid. I took the carb apart, cleaned everything and she now runs like a top.

Well, that's ! Good luck, glad ya got her figgured!