Motor Woes

[jrou111]

Originally Posted by phatdaddy

i would be leaning toward going through the carbs. if it starts cold without using the choke, that is different. most mercs i have had are a little cold natured, but when warmed up are easier to start.
there are a lot of sharper mechanical minds on this site than mine, maybe they will come along today and offer some more specific directions.

I'm thinking it's carbs, specifically the floats allowing the bowls to overflow and flood the motor.

BTW, the engine only fires up with no choke AFTER it's shutdown on me (which is why I think it's flooding)

Does anyone know how much $$$ I'm going to have to pay a mechanic to rebuild the carbs? I see the kits are around $25 x 3 carbs. I don't mind paying ~$200, but if it's more then I'll have to do it myself and pay someone to sync them. It'd take alot longer that way cause I'm lazy.