Originally Posted by
johnls
Think I've got to the bottom of it. By swapping the ECU, from another model, I have eliminated that and it appears the igniter is on as soon as the battery is plugged in to the ECU. The problem must be in the electronics in the front of the engine.I have emailed the factory but am still awaiting their reply.
Go into the ECU under the info section were you prime, check valves and make select ignitor, maybe switching it on and off will fix it. That should be disabled but if you have an older motor it maybe still enabled, that being said it should cut off when powered down.