C’mon man!!!
There is so much wrong in that video you had better stop now before you electrocute
yourself and/or destroy your Sea King.
1.) Remove your prop while testing. You don’t need it on and you are blowing water all
over the place. All that splashing is a bad idea if you are using an ELECTRIC DRILL.
2.) Bolt your gas tank down or you make get a leak or damage the tank then BOOM.
3.) Put your flywheel on. Those parts zinging towards the camera are needed. Double
nut the flywheel if you are going to use the drill to start the motor.
4.) Keep the extension cord away from the tank and OUT OF THE WATER on the
driveway. Suspend it up out of danger if you must use it.
5.) Moving the throttle lever does nothing to tune the engine. The high speed needle does
that. Your throttle lever position should be at the 5 o’clock position when looking down
on your Sea King, from above, when starting.
6.) Cold Start: Priming the engine is simple but there is a trick to it. The knob attached to the high
speed needle is used to act like a “choke”. Twist it CCW and MORE fuel is released. Twist it CW and
it LEANS the fuel mixture out. Before starting twist the knob CCW until it submerges the needle
into the carb bowl. Hold it for 10 seconds. Then release it. DO NOT MOVE IT BACK to your 3/4 to
1 turn from gently seated position. This assumes you know that position and set your knob arrow in
the up position(12 o’clock). This is just a “kinda good place to start” position for your high speed needle.
It will change. When you find the optimal HS needle position you will move the knob to the up position
but keep the needle fixed. There is a tiny set screw that holds the knob to the needle.
7.) Start the motor. Slowly move the mixture knob CW until the engine runs great. Go full throttle and adjust
as needed. This is your optimal setting. STOP. Move your knob so the arrow is up while the needle stays still.
8.) Restart the warm motor. Do not use the cold start procedure. Just set the throttle lever
to the 5 o’clock position and start the motor. Make any minute changes needed.
I added a picture of the placard which shows the starting procedure. Does your Sea King have one?
Did you read it? Memorize my picture if not. Now have fun.
Sea Kings Baby!!!
