[Rhodes22-list] Alice about your motor...

[Rik Sandberg]

Sounds like the float (carb) is stuck open. It's too rich at idle. 
That's why it'll only run with the throttle open. Take the hood off and 
rap the carb a couple times with a screwdriver handle. See if that will 
jiggle it loose. If not, take off the float bowl and clean it all up 
with carb cleaner and spray down the float and needle and seat. I like 
Justice Brothers carb cleaner, but most any aerisol carb cleaner will 
work. Put the bowl back on, pump your fuel line bulb a couple times and 
it'll probably take right off.

You could try squirting some carb cleaner in through the air breather on 
the float bowl too, before you take it apart.

Once you get it going put some Sea Foam in the fuel tank, be generous.

Rik

Ayn Rand was a prophet - - it isn't my fault



Tootle wrote:
> Alice, the fact that the motor starts and wants to run at full speed is a
> good indication.  My first thought is never work on the engine over water
> when you have a real problem.  Sorry, but that means lifting it off somehow. 
> I recall that you do not have a trailer.  Do any of the other Rhodies in
> your area have a trailer to get your boat out of the water so you can safely
> get motor off?
>
> Does your marina have a crane device to take outboard motors off.  Big
> marinas with lots of boats with outboards often do.
>
> Two important things have been mentioned:  [1] fuel filter and [2] choke. 
> Does your motor have manual or automatic choke.  Do you have a owners
> manual?  Does manual have any information about fuel filter?
>
> Post the model number of your motor.  We have several Rhodies, like Mike W,
> Rummy, and others who know how to find manuals on line.  Once we have that
> information we can study manual to help you.  I hate to fool with boat
> motors without a manual, but good mechanics can procede without one for
> basic trouble shooting.
>
> The suggestion by John S., I believe about spraying all possible pivot
> points is very good suggestion.  Also all these recent post about spider
> webs might lead me to make sure all little springs are clean.  Some springs
> do not look like slinkyies.  They are metal things that change shape as they
> warm up.  Occassionally used used in chokes.  
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> Ask Lee to come over and help.  Offer him large cold beer.  Rummy has a
> friend who is very good with motors who works at my marina.  I will let you
> figure out how to get motor to him.  Yea, I know, lots of help.
>
> Again, keep the information coming, we might collectively be able to help,
> even though we are not their.  Do you have a lap top computer with camera? 
> Post live video to Utube.
>
> Ed K
> Greenville, SC, USA
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