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dead outboard?
Evan Gatehouse wrote:
We had been motoring from our dock for about 1/2 hour when one of our outboards started making horrible mechanical sounds (I sort of forgot the exact sounds because they were so alarming!). I pushed the kill button but it took a few seconds to kill the motor, which seemed to be partially running on oil. Oil was everywhere under the cowling and dripping into the outboard well. Tons of oil smoke everywhere. Later trying to run the motor proved that would idle but sounded very clanking at anything faster. I killed it again quickly. If it would start & run, then it's likely not a terminal problem... the big question is how much to fix it? The oil, smoke, clanking, and running at idle suggest a valve guide or something in that neighborhood. FWIW I agree with Keith, start taking it apart until you get to the broken part(s). Fresh Breezes- Doug King |
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