55 gallon drum for test tank?

[rangerfscott]

can i test my 200hp merc in a 55 gallon drum of water? i can position the boat high enough to get it in there just wondered if there might be other problems?

 

[jimg984]

Re: 55 gallon drum for test tank?

exhaust fumes will not let it run good get some muffs walmart

 

[mrallen007]

Re: 55 gallon drum for test tank?

I'm interested in this. I test my 2hp Johnson in a trash can because I can. The 50hp Merc is not so easy. I've been fighting issues lately that I've narrowed to a bad fuel pump. With the fuel pump bad, the engine would run on the muffs but not when I got it in the water (which was REALLY annoying).

All that aside (mainly because I have a rebuild kit coming for the fuel pump), what sort of different stress does it cause to run an outboard in water versus on muffs? That would be useful to know when tuning an engine in the garage and knowing what to expect on the water...

Any thoughts?

 

[bullet 101]

Re: 55 gallon drum for test tank?

I use a 100 gallon Rubbermaid oval tub that i bought from tractor supply.i took a sheet of half inch plywood cut it to fit the tank and notched one end to fit around the midsection,works perfect.

 

[rangerfscott]

Re: 55 gallon drum for test tank?

good idea bullet. just wanted to test it under a load while it was in the driveway instead of trying to check it out while backed down the ramp or tied up to the dock. i'm off to buy me a tank. thanks.