Re: Boat speed question?
You might want to find someone to work on it for you. All engines require a little bit of a learning curve to be proficient on. 2 cycles do too. If you like working on things and learning how to then by all means do it if you have the time and patience. You will learn a lot. You seem to be closer to the beginner stage though and you might get overwhelmed if you want to get this boat out on the water soon.
As far as your questions go... I'm going to make a leap here and assume that the "flutter " valves you are referring to are the carbs butterfly valves. At first I thought you were talking about the reeds but I dont think thats the case as you arent there. To open the butterflies you push the throttle down. The motor doesnt have to be running. If you have gas running out the carb when you prime the motor with the bulb it is because you are overwhelming the needle and seat with the bulb and pushing gas out. May or may not be the problem since these outboards only run on a few pSI of fuel pressure and its easy to think the needle and seat is bad if you pump it up too hard. The jets are inside the fuel bowls and are only marginally accessible from the outside through the plugs on the fuel bowl. Best way to do it is to get a gasket set and needle and seat set fo reach carb and disassemble them, clean them thoroughly and reinsrtall them. You have to make sure they are timed to each other and with the throttle controls. Its called a link and sync and is covered in your manual....the factory manual not that piece of crap clymer abortion.
Check for spark first with a spark gap tester. check the compression , Check your timing. More than likely that didnt change but you never know with a boat you didnt run before. clean the carbs. link and sync.
I would agree that I am in the beginner stages for working on the engine. I've learned a ton about the engine already from you guys on here and just reading the repair manual. I am going to buy the OEM manual so that I have an even better idea of what I need to do to check the problems.
I checked the sparks today and it jumps the 7/16" gap just fine for the test. I did take it out on the water again today to look at the rpms and the tach again to find that it only got to 2000 rpm this time and 10mph. The wind was blowing quite a bit at 25-30 mph and there were some small white caps so I don't know if that could play any in the rpms considering the wind and waves do place pressure on the blades of the prop. After running it for about 10 minutes the rpms slowly began to climb closer to 3000 like I got it the other day, but I never got the chance to go on a straight run due to the wind and waves.
I won't have my compression tester until tuesday according to the tracking number so I won't be able to test that until then. Whats the size of ratchet to take off the spark plugs? My ratchet in my set isn't deep enough or big enough to take off the plugs. I still think that I have an issue with fuel because it seems like it would go if it had more fuel feeding into it. But I will get to cleaning the carbs soon enough
Is there any cleaner that I can buy to help clean all the old grease off the engine? I have been working on that lately because it looks pretty gummed up.
I did clean some grease off of the engine and checked the fuel lines. There is a brass T that connects from the fuel line to the enricher and the fuel pump that I pulled off and cleaned that out a bit. I now have fuel that is feeding through the tube in the picture rather than it just bubbling when I pump the primer bulb.
