On Thu, 5 Jul 2012 08:19:10 -0400, "Tom" wrote:

Hi
Thanks gentlemen for your advice. I am waiting now for the carb repair kit
to come in. It costs about 24 dollars for complete kit containing float.
Watching a few u-tubes on mechanics doing carb cleaning they all talk about
the damage today's alcohol additives does to these components.

I will certainly be paying much closer attention to the fuels I use in these
engines. I have found some gas stations that have no alcohol in their fuel
and will start adding stableizer to the fuel from now on to prevent gumming
and these issues.

I would be a septic when it comes to talk about the "damage" that
fuels do to the internal bits of an engine. Neither the chemist that
formulates the fuel not the engineer that designed the engine are
blithering idiots. It is unlikely that either will design items that
will significantly damage the other.

I might comment that the mean intelligence levels exhibited on
you-tube seems to be in the sub-8th grade levels.

Should these outboards be runned dry after using? Is leaving fuel in the
carbs good idea (stablized) or should run dry then that leaves air in there,
is that worse?


The usual practice on a yacht tender when the motor is to be hung on
the stern rail for a while is to run the engine dry of fuel.

Thanks again gentlemen for the tips, I will let you know how I managed to do
my second carb servicing (first one was my 70 old rotto tiller) and that was
just a take it off, clean it, flush it, rinse it, soak it, clean that tank
and it started first pull and ran like a dream (until it started stalling
again but now I leave the tank full and runs good).

If it aint one thing it is always another,

thanks again

73s

"Bruce" wrote in message
...

I might comment that the mean intelligence levels
exhibited
on you-tube seems to be in the sub-8th grade levels.

What are you saying? That they are a little too advanced
for you, Bruce?


Wilbur Hubbard

On Fri, 6 Jul 2012 10:12:59 -0400, "Wilbur Hubbard"
wrote:

"Bruce" wrote in message
.. .

I might comment that the mean intelligence levels
exhibited
on you-tube seems to be in the sub-8th grade levels.

What are you saying? That they are a little too advanced
for you, Bruce?


Wilbur Hubbard


No Willie-boy, the statement that they appear sub-8th grade level to
me indicates that I view them as having a rather low level of
intellectually content.

Why, do you have problems understanding them?

"Bruce" wrote in message
...
On Fri, 6 Jul 2012 10:12:59 -0400, "Wilbur Hubbard"
wrote:

"Bruce" wrote in message
. ..

I might comment that the mean intelligence levels
exhibited
on you-tube seems to be in the sub-8th grade levels.

What are you saying? That they are a little too
advanced
for you, Bruce?


Wilbur Hubbard


No Willie-boy, the statement that they appear sub-8th
grade level to
me indicates that I view them as having a rather low
level of
intellectually content.

Why, do you have problems understanding them?



I don't view them at all as they are beneath me.

In my younger years I worked for eight years as a
motorcycle mechanic in a high volume dealership/shop
working on all makes and models and, after that, for
seven years as a Technical Advisor for Suzuki
Motorcycles. I'm a more accomplished and knowledgeable
small engine mechanic than anybody in this group, by a
long long long shot.

Carburetors, particular Japanese brands, (Mikuni,
Keihin) I've even taught mechanic's classes on them.
They are totally adjustable and incorporate separate,
fully adjustable/replaceable idle/low speed jets, mid
range jets (needle jet and jet needles) and high speed
(main) jets. Due to the very small diameter of the low
speed jets, clogging is not a rare occurrence at all.
The symptoms of a clog are very evident. It usually
takes all of ten minutes to do away with a clog once the
carburetor is removed from the engine.

Wilbur Hubbard

On Sat, 7 Jul 2012 13:03:45 -0400, "Wilbur Hubbard"
wrote:

"Bruce" wrote in message
.. .
On Fri, 6 Jul 2012 10:12:59 -0400, "Wilbur Hubbard"
wrote:

"Bruce" wrote in message
...

I might comment that the mean intelligence levels
exhibited
on you-tube seems to be in the sub-8th grade levels.

What are you saying? That they are a little too
advanced
for you, Bruce?


Wilbur Hubbard


No Willie-boy, the statement that they appear sub-8th
grade level to
me indicates that I view them as having a rather low
level of
intellectually content.

Why, do you have problems understanding them?



I don't view them at all as they are beneath me.

In my younger years I worked for eight years as a
motorcycle mechanic in a high volume dealership/shop
working on all makes and models and, after that, for
seven years as a Technical Advisor for Suzuki
Motorcycles. I'm a more accomplished and knowledgeable
small engine mechanic than anybody in this group, by a
long long long shot.

Carburetors, particular Japanese brands, (Mikuni,
Keihin) I've even taught mechanic's classes on them.
They are totally adjustable and incorporate separate,
fully adjustable/replaceable idle/low speed jets, mid
range jets (needle jet and jet needles) and high speed
(main) jets. Due to the very small diameter of the low
speed jets, clogging is not a rare occurrence at all.
The symptoms of a clog are very evident. It usually
takes all of ten minutes to do away with a clog once the
carburetor is removed from the engine.

Wilbur Hubbard

Amazing!

In addition to your imagined qualifications as a cruising yachtsman
you now add that of a motorcycle mechanic and if I remember correctly
you are also a bicycle racer and career thief (remembering the battery
and brandy thefts).

What is next? Space capsule captain? Long distance swimmer? Arctic
Explorer?

Or only degeneration yet further into Alzheimer's?