parrotsummer
Seaman Apprentice
- Joined
- Jun 2, 2009
- Messages
- 48
Good morning world of Iboats. I FINALLY registered and titled everything here in Virginia and am legal now. I finished putting everything back together as well. Now I can't keep the engine running for more that a few seconds. If I choke it ten times or use a good amount of starting fluid it will run for a few seconds. The oil in the reservoir was about 3 years old so I dumped it and put in new Quicksilver oil. There was probably 3 gallons of gas in it that was about a year old. I THINK it may have had oil mixed in it too (I purposefully put oil in the tank to run double oil after pulling the heads last year IF I remember right). I added 17.6 gallons of 92 octane 10% ethanol fuel and a 10 ounce bottle of Sta-Bil Marine formula ethanol treatment. When it does run for a few seconds it puts out a VERY large amount of smoke (I assume from the double oil still in the system). Could this be a VRO issue with flooding the engine with oil?
My thought now is to put it in the water so it is under load and just keep starting it and running it for as long as it will go to flush everything through until it is getting only new fuel and oil. Am I just burning up the starter doing this or will it benefit me? If I start it not under a water load it sounds like it overspeeds too easily. Just using the waterhose and attachment for cooling does not put any kind of load on the jet pump.
I'm so close and yet still so far. After 3 years and with us being in the last half of summer I am extra ready to get back on the water. Thanks in advance for all of the input. I wish you all the happiest boating ever!
Robert
My thought now is to put it in the water so it is under load and just keep starting it and running it for as long as it will go to flush everything through until it is getting only new fuel and oil. Am I just burning up the starter doing this or will it benefit me? If I start it not under a water load it sounds like it overspeeds too easily. Just using the waterhose and attachment for cooling does not put any kind of load on the jet pump.
I'm so close and yet still so far. After 3 years and with us being in the last half of summer I am extra ready to get back on the water. Thanks in advance for all of the input. I wish you all the happiest boating ever!
Robert