reed valves

[imakehp]

Has any one switched to aftermarket reed valves and got an improvement making it <br />worth swiching them? I'm getting awful gas milage on my Force 90 hp 3 cyl and am <br />hoping the reeds will help it. Any suggestions? Thanks, Dave

 

[bomar76]

Re: reed valves

Best suggestion I can make is ask your question in the correct forum. You have an outboard, and this is the inboard & inboard outboard forum.

 

[imakehp]

Re: reed valves

Well actually, I have an inboard and an i/o. I've heard it called an "L" head also.<br /> If you mean it's a 2 stroke , you're right about that. But since the motor is inside the boat I assumed this to be the proper forum. I will try the other forum since it seems <br />to make a difference where I ask a question.

 

[Trent]

Re: reed valves

Just from what you have said...Do you have a Force L-Drive? If so..Dont waist your money on it!<br /><br />Not shure but I think your getting the wrong impressions?<br /><br />I/O means Inboard Outboard. The engine is in the boat and the outdrive is outside the boat like a outboard. <br /><br />"Straight" Inboards have the engine in the boat with a straight driveshaft running thru the hull down to the propeller.<br /><br />L-Drives are like a Inboard/Outboard but it has a two stroke engine mounted inside the boat with a sterndrive (Outboard) mounted outside the boat. Hope I did not confuse you. But most people think when you say I/O YOu mean a four stroke engine.

 

[ODDD1]

Re: reed valves

cut the guy a little slack, huh? he's on the right page, he owns an L drive [heck, all the ones left gotta be owned by somebody] that operates well enough to keep its owner using it enough to complain about fuel consumption!<br /> That being said, trent is correct in that investing in reeds will not improve economy...save the bucks for gas!

 

[sloopy]

Re: reed valves

I thought thoose were piston ported