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Submergbed outboard
I've just recovered my 20 horse Merc outboard from the river. It went under
when heavy rain submerged the small boat it was attached to. I brought it indoors, dried up what I could, put a heat gun on wet areas, especially the electrical components, took out the plugs, poured oil in the cylinders and pulled the starter a few times, drained the lower unit then sprayed everything I could with WD 40. a)Have I forgotten anything? b)What are the odds on getting it going next spring? Thanks ds |
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Submergbed outboard
"D Smyth" wrote in message ... I've just recovered my 20 horse Merc outboard from the river. It went under when heavy rain submerged the small boat it was attached to. I brought it indoors, dried up what I could, put a heat gun on wet areas, especially the electrical components, took out the plugs, poured oil in the cylinders and pulled the starter a few times, drained the lower unit then sprayed everything I could with WD 40. a)Have I forgotten anything? b)What are the odds on getting it going next spring? Thanks ds Get it running now! Yesterday would have been better! The chances are that all the bearings on the rods and crank will be rusting as you are reading this! Six months from now everything will be a rusted glob of scrap iron and corroded aluminum! The best thing you could do is immediately after getting the outboard out of the water is to concentrate on getting it running. Every hour you wait adds to the rust and corrosion! Greg |
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Submergbed outboard
Drain the carb, drain the fuel tank, fill with fresh fuel/oil. Start the
engine, run the engine for at least and hour maybe two. Then spary everything with wd 40 again. Including the cylinders. drain the carb, wait for spring. Offgridman D Smyth wrote: I've just recovered my 20 horse Merc outboard from the river. It went under when heavy rain submerged the small boat it was attached to. I brought it indoors, dried up what I could, put a heat gun on wet areas, especially the electrical components, took out the plugs, poured oil in the cylinders and pulled the starter a few times, drained the lower unit then sprayed everything I could with WD 40. a)Have I forgotten anything? b)What are the odds on getting it going next spring? Thanks ds |
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and have a rust pile! Seriously Don't use WD 40 if you ever want to run
theengine again. WD40 isn't designed for engine storage. Get a can of fogging oil once you're ready to store it. It only costs $5 to do it right! " wrote in message ... Drain the carb, drain the fuel tank, fill with fresh fuel/oil. Start the engine, run the engine for at least and hour maybe two. Then spary everything with wd 40 again. Including the cylinders. drain the carb, wait for spring. Offgridman D Smyth wrote: I've just recovered my 20 horse Merc outboard from the river. It went under when heavy rain submerged the small boat it was attached to. I brought it indoors, dried up what I could, put a heat gun on wet areas, especially the electrical components, took out the plugs, poured oil in the cylinders and pulled the starter a few times, drained the lower unit then sprayed everything I could with WD 40. a)Have I forgotten anything? b)What are the odds on getting it going next spring? Thanks ds |
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