Honda BF2A oil sight glass fault, 2HP.

[ee_lie]

I have been given a honda BF2A outboard, I have given her a clean up and freed off the seized throttle linkage on the carb. Whilst checking the oil I noticed the sight glass was empty. I checked this with the engine in the up right position.
I have added nearly 2 litres of oil which is obviously far to much, but the sight glass has remained empty and dry ?
I have leaned the engine at different angles to try and help the oil to the sight glass but nothing.
Has anybody had this fault before ? or could anybody advise me what to do ?
I have drained off some of the oil and started the engine briefly and it ran great, but I am worried about using the engine encase there is some kind of oil restriction.
Many thanks ... ... Nick

 

[hondon]

Re: Honda BF2A oil sight glass fault, 2HP.

This enigne requires only a pint of oil.Is it possible that you were overfull at the start and that is why you noticed no change in the sight glass?

 

[ee_lie]

Re: Honda BF2A oil sight glass fault, 2HP.

No, the sight glass is dry, there is no oil behind it.
It's a good engine, I don't know what to do with it, maybe just put the correct amount of oil in and turn a blind eye to the dry sight glass.

 

[TOHATSU GURU]

Re: Honda BF2A oil sight glass fault, 2HP.

I've had some of those that were really slow filling the site gauge. I would drain all the oil out, refill it to spec and then run the engine. After it cools back down I think that you will find that the gauge will have loaded.