After to rebuilding the fuel pump today, I was excited to finally let my 1150 run for more than a moment. It started right up and I got the pee hole working. But then I noticed water in places I don't want it and another issue.
I'm not knowledge so I don't know the parts. I noticed 4 issues or might-be-issues. This motor has good compression in all cylinders.
1. Water pooling slowly below the spark plug threads.
I assumed that the water was coming through the spark plug threads but perhaps it's not. It seems like all of the spark plugs have about a drop of water below them every minute or two. Hard to see in this picture but it's water between the round black metal and the spark plug.
Q: Do I need to do something to keep the water from freezing and damaging something inside the motor? In my climate it's below freezing most of the day this time of year and tonight is the one night in months that it's going to stay above freezing. So if this is an issue it sounds like I need to address it tomorrow.
And what's the issue? Google says it's the water jacket. If that's the case does anyone know how to change it? Or have instructions?
2. Water blowing out exhaust.
Not consistently but it does this. Especially when I moved the throttle up with the fast idle lever, it was spewing water out.
3. Grinding when shifting forward/reverse.
When I shifted forward, I heard a subtle single grinding noise. It did go into gear and seem to spin the prop fine.
When I shifted into reverse, I heard two more loud grinding noises. I guess that I could Google this one but I'm throwing it out here as part of my list.
4. Is water supposed to come out of this vent-type hole in both sides of the lower unit?
I feel embarrassed to know so little about lower units. But this thing was putting out pretty consistent water, I saw a slight oily sheen to it. But I don't know, that might be cleaning off the two-stroke oil and gas that had run down the lower unit previously.
This motor is feeling like a lot more work than I realized. Thanks an advance for your advice.
I'm not knowledge so I don't know the parts. I noticed 4 issues or might-be-issues. This motor has good compression in all cylinders.
1. Water pooling slowly below the spark plug threads.
I assumed that the water was coming through the spark plug threads but perhaps it's not. It seems like all of the spark plugs have about a drop of water below them every minute or two. Hard to see in this picture but it's water between the round black metal and the spark plug.
Q: Do I need to do something to keep the water from freezing and damaging something inside the motor? In my climate it's below freezing most of the day this time of year and tonight is the one night in months that it's going to stay above freezing. So if this is an issue it sounds like I need to address it tomorrow.
And what's the issue? Google says it's the water jacket. If that's the case does anyone know how to change it? Or have instructions?
2. Water blowing out exhaust.
Not consistently but it does this. Especially when I moved the throttle up with the fast idle lever, it was spewing water out.
3. Grinding when shifting forward/reverse.
When I shifted forward, I heard a subtle single grinding noise. It did go into gear and seem to spin the prop fine.
When I shifted into reverse, I heard two more loud grinding noises. I guess that I could Google this one but I'm throwing it out here as part of my list.
4. Is water supposed to come out of this vent-type hole in both sides of the lower unit?
I feel embarrassed to know so little about lower units. But this thing was putting out pretty consistent water, I saw a slight oily sheen to it. But I don't know, that might be cleaning off the two-stroke oil and gas that had run down the lower unit previously.
This motor is feeling like a lot more work than I realized. Thanks an advance for your advice.
