Too much smoke?

[TSanders13]

'96 Mercury/4 cyl/Oil injection. Ran it with the ear muffs in the back yard. The entire yard was filled with smoke after a couple of minutes. Is this too much smoke? I don't recall it making that much smoke in the past.

 

[KCLOST]

Re: Too much smoke?

Did it clear up?

 

[Nikko]

Re: Too much smoke?

Should clear up after a run. Mine's (1980 50hp) not injected, but it'll fog the driveway at times. <br /><br />Also, some oils smoke worse than others. Castrol seems to be one of the smokier ones.<br /><br />Nikko

 

[mcgurk34]

Re: Too much smoke?

TSanders13,<br /><br />This message is off topic, but did you solve your WOT overheat alarm problem that you posted about back in July? I would like to know the outcome of that issue.<br /><br />Regards,<br />John

 

[TSanders13]

Re: Too much smoke?

mcgurk,<br />I haven't gotten a chance to run it in the water since I lowered the motor. I'm planning on doing that today. I'll let you know how it turns out.<br /><br />I didn't run it long enough to see if it cleared up, I just installed a tach so I was checking to make sure it was working. When I run it today I should get an idea if clears up. As long as it is making smoke it is at least getting oil, right?

 

[TSanders13]

Re: Too much smoke?

mcgurk34,<br /><br />WOT overheat fixed, thanks for the help. I was close to selling my motor.<br /><br />The smoke problem did clear up after running the motor for a few minutes.

 

[joblo33]

Re: Too much smoke?

It can't be any worse than my old 50hp.<br />

<br /><br />Unfortunately for unrelated reasons a crankshaft bearing cracked a few seconds after this picture was taken and all of the needles fell into #3 cylinder. Needless to say I'm not using that motor anymore.<br />I wish I had brought a camera last week when I fired up my 1975 50hp on my 14' and went across the lake, when I looked back I realised I had left a cloud of smoke so thick around the dock that my friends had to stop fishing and go to shore.<br />Eric

 

[Mixtli]

Re: Too much smoke?

My 1970's Merc. 1400 hundred smokes up a storm. I just bought it and changed the plugs and sprayed the carbs because it didnt want to start. Now it starts right up fast too, but it smokes like a freaking chimeny. Can i take it out to a lake in California like that? I ran it for about 15 min. and it still smoked. The good thing it water pump works after sitting for over a year. Any suggestions?