Kohler startup

[curtisbyrne]

How do you guys on here start your kohler magnums or any similar Argo engine after it's been sitting after 2 weeks or so after the fuel is dried up out of the carb?
I don't like winding and winding over too long I don't want to wear out my starter and is there another way then putting fuel in the carb? Maybe like a specific choke and throttle setting?

[Canadian_Zuk]

Install a boat primer bulb near the tank. Give it a couple squeezes before hitting the ignition to put some fuel in the bowl.

[curtisbyrne]

So cut a primer bulb into the fuel line say under the seat to suck gas to the carb? Will the ball effect anything and how many pump or squeezes? I have a primer off a 2005 tundra skidoo that has inlet and outlet but the connections are too small for the fuel line in there now

[Canadian_Zuk]

So cut a primer bulb into the fuel line say under the seat to suck gas to the carb? Will the ball effect anything and how many pump or squeezes? I have a primer off a 2005 tundra skidoo that has inlet and outlet but the connections are too small for the fuel line in there now

Yes, buy a primer bulb at Cdn Tire or a marine store, the kind you see on outboard motor fuel tanks (pic below), cut the fuel line near the tank where you can reach it from the drivers seat. put the primer bulb between the two fuel line and use hose clamps. squeeze the bulb a few times before you try to start, you just pump them until they get firm then start it up. A marine primer bulb will not affect anything, the fuel can flow freely through them. A skidoo primer is not going to work for you.

[curtisbyrne]

Ok thanks buddy will do that I find it hard to start sometimes becuase I don't use the argonthat much you know so it's nice to have is say

[Toys4Me]

I have a primer bulb in all my machines. Makes much easier to start and have been a few times when the fuel pump failed and was able to get back to camp by using the primer bulb to keep engine running.

[Canadian_Zuk]

I have a primer bulb in all my machines. Makes much easier to start and have been a few times when the fuel pump failed and was able to get back to camp by using the primer bulb to keep engine running.

In my Argo vangurad I would have to reach over and give the bulb a few squeezes when going up very long inclines to prevent fuel stavation.

[Canadian_Zuk]

This might seem obvious but when you install the primer bulb, make sure the arrow is pointing towards the engine to ensure the proper direction of flow.

[curtisbyrne]

yes thanks canadian zuk,and i bet that was interesting toys4me lol