gustafsonerik
Petty Officer 1st Class
- Joined
- Jun 25, 2006
- Messages
- 238
First let me start by saying these are just my opinions and by no means am i telling you what to do but these have worked great for me plus people that have worked on or around outboards for a long time..
Lower Unit seals leaking???? Try lucas stop leak for transmissions worked on all of my outboards and the seals still hold up a year and a half later...
SeaFoam??? 1/2 rubbing alcohol,1/4 laquer thinner 1/4 menthane..same thing>>>
Cant get the bottom spark plug out????? loosen it then put a tube around the end and slowly turn it out...
Gaskets leaking i.e head or covers??? Run it in the trash guy with the tell tale pointing in the can so it recirculates..head gasket repair or block sealer works best, I think the company is called crc or prestone..back in the 40's they actually used pepper and sodium silicone(small glass beads)
Can find if you have a vacuum leak??? run the motor and spray starter fluid around the lines..the engine will rev up when its around the area...
Cant get that bolt out??? before stripping it try applying butane (rechargeable butane for a lighter)to the bolt and making it cold much better than that stuff that suppose to freeze it by crc and alot CHEAPER..
Stripped threads on screw and cant retap it???? aluminum foil will take the contour of threads and will hold most screws,some bolts too
Flywheel wont come off..loosen the bolt on top and BRIEFLY start the engine.. It should wobble loose...
any old timers like to add i would love to hear there opinions???? Erik
Lower Unit seals leaking???? Try lucas stop leak for transmissions worked on all of my outboards and the seals still hold up a year and a half later...
SeaFoam??? 1/2 rubbing alcohol,1/4 laquer thinner 1/4 menthane..same thing>>>
Cant get the bottom spark plug out????? loosen it then put a tube around the end and slowly turn it out...
Gaskets leaking i.e head or covers??? Run it in the trash guy with the tell tale pointing in the can so it recirculates..head gasket repair or block sealer works best, I think the company is called crc or prestone..back in the 40's they actually used pepper and sodium silicone(small glass beads)
Can find if you have a vacuum leak??? run the motor and spray starter fluid around the lines..the engine will rev up when its around the area...
Cant get that bolt out??? before stripping it try applying butane (rechargeable butane for a lighter)to the bolt and making it cold much better than that stuff that suppose to freeze it by crc and alot CHEAPER..
Stripped threads on screw and cant retap it???? aluminum foil will take the contour of threads and will hold most screws,some bolts too
Flywheel wont come off..loosen the bolt on top and BRIEFLY start the engine.. It should wobble loose...
any old timers like to add i would love to hear there opinions???? Erik