Storing Second Hand Engine Lying Down on its Side

[loges17]

G'day

I bought an evinrude 90hp ocean-pro secondhand engine at the end of last year, didn't have a stand for it to be mounted on so had to rest it on the floor of a shed (on a sheet of wood) and its been that way ever since...do you think this will be an issue when I am ready to mount it on to my boat that I am restoring? Its in a friends shed and I haven't had a chance to check it...is it likely that it would have seized? A friend mentioned that I should have sprayed some fog and oil in the carbies through the spark plug mounts and turned the fly wheel....i didn't get a chance to do it, what do you think my chances of it being ok are?

Cheers

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[jonesg]

Re: Storing Second Hand Engine Lying Down on its Side

Do it now.

Also, if it has power trim/tilt you'll need to bleed the system.
Get a factory service manual .

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[freddyray21]

Re: Storing Second Hand Engine Lying Down on its Side

storing on it's side can allow for water to get in the powerhead. Not the most ideal situation.

 

[cbavier]

Re: Storing Second Hand Engine Lying Down on its Side

Yep probably going to be an issue. You should have put it on a stand in the run position. If it won't turn over pull a plug and then try to turn it over. Be careful you don't want to start it until your sure it will turn over.

 

[tmcalavy]

Re: Storing Second Hand Engine Lying Down on its Side

Yep, get it upright and put some oil the jugs and get the flywheel spinning. Then nail a board across a couple of uprights and hang it there for storage.

 

[loges17]

Re: Storing Second Hand Engine Lying Down on its Side

cheers thanks for the tips, will try and get it up this weekend...