OMC SeaDrive 2.0L Won't Start

[Destroyer]

Originally Posted by steplift20

Welcome to the site brother wellcraft owner, you have no idea how close we came to shutting down but that didn't happen Now I'm not as informative as these guys but one thing I did learn And that is start at the beginning, the first thing I would check is , check the kill switch make sure it's not in the off position,,, Then I would charge the battery's Then prime the bulb make sure it gets hard and fire it up If she don't start try spraying some either in the carbs That should get it going If that does not work Let us know Good luck And remember Check the kill switch also change all the fuel filters and if you have one if you don't get one a water separator filter

YIKE!!! NO!!!!!!! DO NOT spray ether in the carbs. These are 2 stroke engines.. that means that on the intake cycle that ether is going into the crankcase of the engine, not into the cylinders. One spark and the entire engine blows up. IF YOU MUST resort to ether, unscrew a spark plug, squirt it into the hole then screw the plug back in and try starting it. That way the ether at least is in the cylinder where explosions are supposed to happen and not in the crankcase..

[THEFERMANATOR]

Yep, starting fluid is designed to be used by both spark ignition AND compression ignition engines. A 2 stroke engine compresses the intake charge not once, but twice. Before the intake port opens into the cylinder, the piston going down is compressing the gasses inside the crankcase. And that crankcase pressure could get high enough to cause the starting fluid to ignite, and BOOM goes your block.