Fish Chris
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Yesterday morning at the local boat ramp, I saw a guy in a tiny little tin boat (maybe 10 or 11ft) with a VERY old motor. Late 60's I believe. An Evinrude. While launching my own boat, the guy pulls the cord "1 time"..... and bam ! It starts ! And it kept running too ! And it was pretty cold morning at that ! Now, I'm not going to kid you guys.... It didn't sound great, and it smoked quite a bit. But like I said to the owner of that little old boat > Just wait and see if any of these pretty, fancy, EXPENSIVE, new outboards are still running 40 years from now ! I hate to say it, but seriously doubt they will be.
Heck, mines not even 2 years old, and running like crap :-( I got the gasket replaced for my water jacket..... but apparently, my carb was sucking quite a bit of water, for quite a long time before I realized I had a problem. I knew this had caused some corrosion on some of the exterior carb parts, but I guess the inside has gotten just as bad, or worse :-(
Good news is, it's under warranty, and rather than rebuild it, they are just going to put a brand spanking new carburator on my motor, for me.
Oh.... and the other good news is, after bumping the idle up a bit, it doesn't die now...... and above 2500 rpms, it runs great ! So, the fish are not going to be safe tommorrow Still can't wait for the new carb though.
Peace,
Fish
Heck, mines not even 2 years old, and running like crap :-( I got the gasket replaced for my water jacket..... but apparently, my carb was sucking quite a bit of water, for quite a long time before I realized I had a problem. I knew this had caused some corrosion on some of the exterior carb parts, but I guess the inside has gotten just as bad, or worse :-(
Good news is, it's under warranty, and rather than rebuild it, they are just going to put a brand spanking new carburator on my motor, for me.
Oh.... and the other good news is, after bumping the idle up a bit, it doesn't die now...... and above 2500 rpms, it runs great ! So, the fish are not going to be safe tommorrow Still can't wait for the new carb though.
Peace,
Fish