Hi guys, longtime lurker, few posts!
I got an 85 hp Force motor on a bayliner last year (cheap!) the PO rebuilt it then it sat for about 3 years. It was never ran. I can turn it over but it seems too slow. I happen to have a parts motor so I did swap the starter as well as tried to 'jump' it from my truck, no change in speed. I didn't put a torque wrench on it but by feel the second motor (which was used last year) seems to turn easier with my hand on the flywheel.
I put some 2 cycle oil in each cylinder last week but it didn't seem to matter. It just doesn't seem to be cranking fast enough to start.Good spark on all 3 wires. I dont have a compression gauge but it blows my finger off each cylinder. ( I know, I need to get one!) I can hear what sounds like rubber rubbing in the leg when I turn the flywheel by hand, ? if thats the impeller.
So my long winded question is, is there anything I can do to 'loosen' this motor up or did it sit too long and needs new seals/rings?
Thanks in advance,
Scott
I got an 85 hp Force motor on a bayliner last year (cheap!) the PO rebuilt it then it sat for about 3 years. It was never ran. I can turn it over but it seems too slow. I happen to have a parts motor so I did swap the starter as well as tried to 'jump' it from my truck, no change in speed. I didn't put a torque wrench on it but by feel the second motor (which was used last year) seems to turn easier with my hand on the flywheel.
I put some 2 cycle oil in each cylinder last week but it didn't seem to matter. It just doesn't seem to be cranking fast enough to start.Good spark on all 3 wires. I dont have a compression gauge but it blows my finger off each cylinder. ( I know, I need to get one!) I can hear what sounds like rubber rubbing in the leg when I turn the flywheel by hand, ? if thats the impeller.
So my long winded question is, is there anything I can do to 'loosen' this motor up or did it sit too long and needs new seals/rings?
Thanks in advance,
Scott
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