Re: OT, boat engine

Posted by Rod in Smiths Falls, ON, on March 09, 2007 at 15:06:47 from (209.71.222.99):

In Reply to: OT, boat engine posted by Tim, Ohio on March 09, 2007 at 08:33:56:

4 cycle outboards are nice, aren't they? Fogging the engine may have fouled the plugs a bit. They should clear themselves fine once you launch; just be sure never to run the starter for more than about a ten-second burst without time to cool off.

Even a quarter turn of the engine will do in a dry water pump impeller, so don't check that battery by just hitting the starter a little bit before you launch.

Another bit of experience: for some reason I popped the cover on a 35 Honda before dropping it into the water one spring. Something looked fishy, so I took off the air cleaner housing. Inside were 45 acorns. I don't know how well it would have run had I started it.

Several of us have shared that outboard for ten years now, and it was used when we bought it. One impeller, a yearly oil change and a few spark plugs are about all it has asked of us.
I've never seen a better outboard motor.

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