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billw
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    I hope you’re starting with the motor in a barrel of water, or the motor on a boat, IN the water. Don’t ever try to start it dry, on a work bench or something like that. You’ll quickly destroy what might be left of the water pump.

    Put a couple of thimble-fulls of gas down the open throat of the carburetor and try to start the motor. If it tries to run for a few seconds and then quits, cleaning the carb is a MUST-do.

    Long live American manufacturing!