15 hp force white deposits whyle storing?

[drewmitch44]

I have a 1996 force/gamefisher 15 hp. I just got the motor this past spring from my uncle. The motor had less than an hour on it and was beautiful shape. This last season i followed the break in process and its good to go. instead of winterizing i figured id store the motor in my heated basement. I ran it out of gas with some sta-bil additive in the gas and changed the lower unit oil. I noticed it being dusty from sitting there and i am going to clean it off and i opened the cowling and there is a lot of white deposits on all the black metal parts inside there. Im not sure what that is but i can wipe it off and im thinking about cleaning it all off and spraying the whole thing down with wd-40 is that a bad idea or what?? this motor runns verry well i havent ever had to pull it 2 times to start i just want it to look as good as i can keep it. WD-40 a bad thing or not??

 

[roscoe]

Re: 15 hp force white deposits whyle storing?

wd40 is a good thing.

Next year, when you get it ready for storage, spray some fogging oil into the carb as you are running it out of fuel.

This will ensure the internals have sufficient lubrication and corrosion protection.

 

[WillyBWright]

Re: 15 hp force white deposits whyle storing?

Also, don't store it on a concrete floor without setting it on a piece of plywood or something, especially in a damp basement. Aluminum likes to corrode under those conditions. It's an electrical process and aluminum to damp concrete offers a good ground. Insulate it from the connection and you'll be fine.