jupiter934
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- Apr 13, 2010
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I have a 1990 Evinrude 3hp that is overheating quickly for some reason. It is a 2cycle 2 cylinder with one carburetor. manufactured in 1990 and is the Evinrude 3 part of the heavy duty portables line the made. Here is the whole story:
I got the motor and it ran pretty good and started fairly easy but, at full throttle it would bog down every few minutes. I took the carb off and cleaned it well then replaced it and started it and let it run for a short time. I took it out to the lake and ran it the next day and it over heated badly about 200 yards from the dock? I assume this is a air-cooled engine as I can not find where it would pump water like on a large outboard. The other thing is i added a capful of lucas oil to the gas but, can't see how that could have made it overheat. I mix my fuel 50:1. This motor only has a low speed needle adjustment could I have adjusted it wrong? thanks for any help guys.
I got the motor and it ran pretty good and started fairly easy but, at full throttle it would bog down every few minutes. I took the carb off and cleaned it well then replaced it and started it and let it run for a short time. I took it out to the lake and ran it the next day and it over heated badly about 200 yards from the dock? I assume this is a air-cooled engine as I can not find where it would pump water like on a large outboard. The other thing is i added a capful of lucas oil to the gas but, can't see how that could have made it overheat. I mix my fuel 50:1. This motor only has a low speed needle adjustment could I have adjusted it wrong? thanks for any help guys.