Black Stains on Transom - What causes it?

dg512055

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Each time I go out I come back with a line of black stains on the transom. I am guessing this happens during idle speed operations. The engine has not used any oil at all summer. The engine idles and runs fine at all speeds. Could this be caused by a rich idle mixture? Or is it normal?
 

meesh

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Re: Black Stains on Transom - What causes it?

More than likely, running rich. Usually shows up if you do a lot of idling.
 

zbnutcase

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Re: Black Stains on Transom - What causes it?

Yup and pretty normal as marine engines do run on the rich side due to the load they are always under.
 
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