1998 130 hard to start cold

[boscoe99]

I suspect a good carb cleaning is in the OP's future.

With emphasis on good. I don't mean to spray some voo doo solu tion down the throats.

[pstephens46]

Explain exactly what this means.

Why? Do you have some ideas?

[ausnoelm]

Possibly, just trying to grasp the exact problem, it sounds like after it starts, it will start OK if you turn it off, so, that being said, the choke and associated operation needs to be checked, it runs OK once he has started it, so that kind of indicates the carbs are OK (maybe) but a proper clean may solve the problem, just need to fully understand.

[Chuck1234]

Explain exactly what this means.

Takes a long time for motor to start. I am engaging the starter for short periods of duration, over a long period of time. After it finally starts for the first time, it is easy to start.

[boscoe99]

"Crank" means for the starter motor to rotate the engine.

A motor can be cranked but never started.

First comes the cranking, then comes the starting, then comes the running. Hopefully continuously.

[99yam40]

Dam it,
I am sorry for my miss speaking or typing
should have been crank up (start)

dang it again I thought that was pointed at me

[Chuck1234]

Possibly, just trying to grasp the exact problem, it sounds like after it starts, it will start OK if you turn it off, so, that being said, the choke and associated operation needs to be checked, it runs OK once he has started it, so that kind of indicates the carbs are OK (maybe) but a proper clean may solve the problem, just need to fully understand.

Yes, after it starts the first time it starts easily thereafter. Engine runs just fine. Which indicates carbs are good. Chokes work.
Don't mind rebuilding and cleaning carbs if that will fix the problem. Just don't see any indication that carbs are not functioning properly. That said, I am by no means a carburetor expert. Only experience I have is rebuilding and/or replacing carbs due to ethanol damage.(I know better now. Nothing but ethanol free gas in all my small engines) As far as I know, this motor has never had ethanol run thru it.

[Chuck1234]

"Crank" means for the starter motor to rotate the engine.

A motor can be cranked but never started.

First comes the cranking, then comes the starting, then comes the running. Hopefully continuously.

Fixed that.

[boscoe99]

Yes, after it starts the first time it starts easily thereafter. Engine runs just fine. Which indicates carbs are good. Chokes work.
Don't mind rebuilding and cleaning carbs if that will fix the problem. Just don't see any indication that carbs are not functioning properly. That said, I am by no means a carburetor expert. Only experience I have is rebuilding and/or replacing carbs due to ethanol damage.(I know better now. Nothing but ethanol free gas in all my small engines) As far as I know, this motor has never had ethanol run thru it.

Which means that part of the carbs are good. The part that supplies extra gasoline during a cold start, maybe not so good.

[99yam40]

try some of our thoughts/posts just to rule things out.
#11 is a good start

[Chuck1234]

Which means that part of the carbs are good. The part that supplies extra gasoline during a cold start, maybe not so good.

Yup. My 4 wheeler carb has a starter jet for that.

[Chuck1234]

try some of our thoughts/posts just to rule things out.
#11 is a good start

Will do. But the guy I bought it from is pretty sharp and he pretty much tried everything under the sun.

[Chuck1234]

BTW, I do appreciate you guys taking the time to reply!

[99yam40]

all you can do is try things yourself to make sure he did not try them

[panasonic]

Looking at the picture of the carbs with the choke plates closed. Does anybody know why the bottom carbs choke plates have such big air bleed holes compared to the top carbs? Never seen that big of difference before...