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

[Leland]

Ed,

"Ask Lee to come over and help.  Offer him large cold beer."

Been there, done that; and I was quite helpful.  I told her to call a
mechanic.  So where's my beer Alice?

Lee



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.  
> 
> 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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