Re: help,.. my outboard is stalling.
- From: "Wilbur Hubbard" <wilburhubbard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 4 Aug 2007 13:04:52 -0400
<brucedpaige@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:v5d8b3ldq1vikm3hkstfbrb1bkv38tkogn@xxxxxxxxxx
On Fri, 03 Aug 2007 14:15:33 GMT, "James"
<baldone@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
ray lunder wrote:
On Sun, 29 Jul 2007 15:36:55 -0400, "Wilbur Hubbard"
<wilburhubbard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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>"raylunder" <sdf@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> It's a new-to-me older 2hp honda 4 cycle, a honda 20. It starts
easily >> and motors fine for about 10 minutes then dies. No amount
of pulling >> will start it. After 10 minutes of drifting it starts
again first pull >> and runs fine the rest of the day. It's done this
the last three times >> out. Any ideas? Stuck thermostat? Thanks as
always.
>
>
> Please excuse the wild guesses of the mechanically challenged
> offered thusfar.
>
> The next time it happens slowly unscrew the tank fill cap. Listen
> carefully for a bit of a hiss indicating air is going in. Most
> likely your little vent screw device in the cap is not allowing > air
> into the tank like it should. The rubber gasket is probably > swelled
> or crushed and blocking air from entering the tank.
>
> Accurate free advice. You're welcome.
>
> Wilbur Hubbard
Well I did think of that actually and took the gas cap off one day. I
think there was a hiss but it still took 10 minutes before it would
start again. I know I remembered to vent the tank.
I also looked at the fuel line tonight which appears fine. The float
bowl had some rust in the bottom and the adjustment screw that holds
it on had some goop in it. I can also see some rusted bolt heads. The
exhaust bolts are almost rusted off. Looking more and more like
another one of my great deals. Thanks for the tip.
Check your main jet in the carburetor on my Nissan 4 stroke it was
clogged from the fuel. The fuel now days is only stable for about 60
days unless you add a stabilizer to it. If your outboard had been
setting for a while before you bought it that may be your problem. Jim
I'm interested in home built aircraft, probably never build one but
like to read about them. Anyway, there was an article in Kit Planes
some months ago about why aircraft gasoline cost more then automotive
gasoline. It appears that gasoline for aircraft is essentially just
refined crude oil while automotive "gasoline" is based on refined
crude oil but has a multitude of other stuff in it.
I also read that if you have access to an airport where they service
private aviation and you can buy small quantities of aviation gasoline
it will "keep" longer in storage tanks and run just as well in your
outboard engine.. In fact that article suggested making the last run
of the year on Av-Gas to avoid sludge and varnish deposits in the
carbs.
Since you seem to have lots of free time on your hands being tied up to a dock for months and years at a time and since you like the idea of building aircraft do I ever have something for you to check out. It's a home-built kit helicopter. http://www.innovatortech.ca/xe.html
They make an XEL version that has floats and qualifies as an ultralight. You can build one for less than 30K. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dompEN0cl8
Wouldn't you just love to have one of those with the floats so you could land on the water and go places your boat's to big, slow and clumsy to go? Since you're burned out on cruising maybe you could get some of the old enthusiasm back building and flying.
Just a thought...
Wilbur Hubbard
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