I have had my boat in my garage for about 12 years without running it. I got it out this year and got the motor started, but to keep it going i revved it up on a muff (not in a tank) which i now understand is a bad idea, but it started and ran. took it out on the lake connected to a gas tank somene gave me. used about whole tank of gas stopping and starting. after a while the motor ran rough and stalled as i tryed to put it gear and had to take cover off and give it gas to keep it stalling at shift. when i got back to the dock i noticed the tank was sucking in as it was not vented, and i assumed this was why it was running rough.
i tryed it again a couple weeks later and i could not get it started, not even sounding like it was firing.
took it home and read my manual, said i should check compression before tune up. I did and got 175psi on bottom and 10 psi on top.
i have been reading some of the postings about decarboning foam, putting oil in the cylinder etc - i am wondering if there is something to do before i tear this apart so i might not have to??
Also if i do tear it down where can i find rings and other parts for a motor this age - did some searching on web and could not find any, including iboats.
is this motor worth trying to fixing?
i tryed it again a couple weeks later and i could not get it started, not even sounding like it was firing.
took it home and read my manual, said i should check compression before tune up. I did and got 175psi on bottom and 10 psi on top.
i have been reading some of the postings about decarboning foam, putting oil in the cylinder etc - i am wondering if there is something to do before i tear this apart so i might not have to??
Also if i do tear it down where can i find rings and other parts for a motor this age - did some searching on web and could not find any, including iboats.
is this motor worth trying to fixing?
