The dirty 30 strikes again.
The sneeze problem has been solved, now it does not want to start once it warm.
My mechanic asked me to come get it, he is sick of looking at it. Keep in mind, he is just a guy that does this on the side.
Looks like I need to start with rebuilding the carb
I will have the mechanic look into the oil return line, thanks for the advise. Last I talked, the intake gasket was not the fix, he sighted a vacuum leak. He was planning on pulling the power head and putting new seals and gaskets on it. There was also a small leak down at the prop and he...
Mechanic buddy says it was misting fuel in the intake and igniting. He said after dark was the best way to see. He thinks is a gasket that failed and is going to give that a shot.
I will report back when I know
Against my better judgement, I took the motor out to the barge without thorough testing on the engine stand. In the water it fired up easily and had a little trouble with the idle. Then after a few revs it started to back fire every 20ish seconds. It would make a pssst sound, shudder and then...
The 1652 was under the knife last week.
It was a really nice evening and I decided to take the family out on a local creek for a dinner. Once we got to our stopping point the Yamaha would not turn over. On the water I could not sort it out but I knew it was electrical. In a rare stork of...
That is not me! I was cringing when I saw him put his hand there. I was using his muffs and they are a bit junky, he had to pinch them to get the water up to the pump. I can assure you that no digits were lost in the production of this thread.
I had a decent result.
She was pretty gross under the cowl and I made no haste with the cleaning/power washing. I soaked and sprayed for several cycles till I found if to be acceptable. Next I pulled the plugs and cranked it over a few dozen times, Yes, YES, I know! that is just as bad for...