WebbieWorks
Petty Officer 3rd Class
- Joined
- Apr 21, 2012
- Messages
- 98
Hey All,
I bought a 88 bullet for $500 and it runs decent (not a bad looking boat for $500).
It takes a minute to start then smokes a little. Sometimes it dies when I try to accelerate so I need to let it sit in idle for a few minutes.
When I bought it they told me it sat for a year and may need the gas cleaned out. I cleaned out the old gas and put new (5 gallons) worth with a can of sea foam.
After the 3rd trip out, I noticed it sounded like gears (or something) were grinding. This is my 2nd boat and I am mechanically dumb.. I did some research and could not find any specs on the motor.
So finally my question is, do I need to add 2 cycle oil to the gas tank when I put gas in it? I did not see anywhere to check or add oil on the engine itself so if I had to make an educated guess, I should have added it to the gas when I put it in.
The only tag I see on the motor has "A128094"
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I bought a 88 bullet for $500 and it runs decent (not a bad looking boat for $500).
It takes a minute to start then smokes a little. Sometimes it dies when I try to accelerate so I need to let it sit in idle for a few minutes.
When I bought it they told me it sat for a year and may need the gas cleaned out. I cleaned out the old gas and put new (5 gallons) worth with a can of sea foam.
After the 3rd trip out, I noticed it sounded like gears (or something) were grinding. This is my 2nd boat and I am mechanically dumb.. I did some research and could not find any specs on the motor.
So finally my question is, do I need to add 2 cycle oil to the gas tank when I put gas in it? I did not see anywhere to check or add oil on the engine itself so if I had to make an educated guess, I should have added it to the gas when I put it in.
The only tag I see on the motor has "A128094"
![673044191.jpeg 673044191.jpeg](https://forums.iboats.com/data/attachments/361/361591-8d0f1579cc4fc1694d992c0dfae647cf.jpg)
![20220530_075100.jpg 20220530_075100.jpg](https://forums.iboats.com/data/attachments/361/361592-02742963222c83caff2aaf01dc30a93d.jpg)
![20220530_075110.jpg 20220530_075110.jpg](https://forums.iboats.com/data/attachments/361/361593-4006ec5d61d32926e4dddf8304f7f9f4.jpg)
![20220530_075116.jpg 20220530_075116.jpg](https://forums.iboats.com/data/attachments/361/361594-718ed8b6b0f1457a7b887cacd6e07824.jpg)
![20220530_075124.jpg 20220530_075124.jpg](https://forums.iboats.com/data/attachments/361/361595-ae14f1a4ff76d19dda3e1ba0780e32a3.jpg)