Crestliner2007
Seaman Apprentice
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- Jun 13, 2007
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Bought this engine brand new in 2006 and have used it during the open water season, here in MA, each of those years, including this one. Spring of 2007 I installed a water separator (10 mc Yama filter). I usually disconnect the portable tank each winter and use the residual fuel in my snowblower. BUT, I have never run the carb dry when putting my boat in storage. This coming winter I was thinking about doing that, before fogging the cylinders. I would accomplish this using a barrel of water, which I use for testing the engine prior to launching each spring.
1) Is this a good/bad idea (drying up gas in the carb)?
2) Should I do something else, to clean the carb after running it dry? Especially since I've never done anything to date.
3) If I follow the same procedure as in previous years, will I loose HP due to gas gunk buildup in the carb, as time goes by?
THANKS!
1) Is this a good/bad idea (drying up gas in the carb)?
2) Should I do something else, to clean the carb after running it dry? Especially since I've never done anything to date.
3) If I follow the same procedure as in previous years, will I loose HP due to gas gunk buildup in the carb, as time goes by?
THANKS!