capslock118
Petty Officer 1st Class
- Joined
- Apr 27, 2009
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- 249
Hi,
This past spring I was told by one mechanic that my reed valves need to be replaced. Another mechanic told me this doesn't make any sense and that after a little tuning the engine was fine.
Engine worked great all season this year once it was in the water. At closing this year my engine was running 2.5k - 3k RPM at idle, on shore, and on ear muffs. I was running the engine to mix the sta-bil and to remove the fuel line and drain the carbs.
I'm not sure if the reed valves need to be replaced or if the carb needs to be cleaned. What I do know is that when the boat was in the water it was fine, but on land in spring and in fall it was running high at idle.
Next spring, I intend to learn how to tune the engine myself i.e. timing and adjusting the idle screw.
Is there anything I should be particularly looking for in the carbs or reed valves? I'm not a big fan of listening to my engine run at 2.5k - 3k while at idle on land.
Also, I was thinking about taking the carbs apart anyways to clean them and to learn all the different parts by hand instead of on paper. any tips?
also - i thought that it would make sense to do the reed valves and carb together if they need to be repaired since they appear to sit on top of each other.
This past spring I was told by one mechanic that my reed valves need to be replaced. Another mechanic told me this doesn't make any sense and that after a little tuning the engine was fine.
Engine worked great all season this year once it was in the water. At closing this year my engine was running 2.5k - 3k RPM at idle, on shore, and on ear muffs. I was running the engine to mix the sta-bil and to remove the fuel line and drain the carbs.
I'm not sure if the reed valves need to be replaced or if the carb needs to be cleaned. What I do know is that when the boat was in the water it was fine, but on land in spring and in fall it was running high at idle.
Next spring, I intend to learn how to tune the engine myself i.e. timing and adjusting the idle screw.
Is there anything I should be particularly looking for in the carbs or reed valves? I'm not a big fan of listening to my engine run at 2.5k - 3k while at idle on land.
Also, I was thinking about taking the carbs apart anyways to clean them and to learn all the different parts by hand instead of on paper. any tips?
also - i thought that it would make sense to do the reed valves and carb together if they need to be repaired since they appear to sit on top of each other.