How much motor does a 12' fg need?
 

Wayne.B wrote:
There is a port built into my BF-20 where you can flush it without
running the engine.

But.....I run mine anyway.
I let mine sit up once for about 6 weeks. Wasn't worried about it as
I'd drained the carb as usual and I've never had a problem with other
outboards doing that. Ended up having to buy a new carb for it. The
shop tells me you can't get all the fuel out of those things no matter
what you do. So now I run it every week or two. YMMV

Rick

How much motor does a 12' fg need?
 

On Wed, 07 Nov 2007 15:07:48 -0600, lid wrote:

Ended up having to buy a new carb for it. The
shop tells me you can't get all the fuel out of those things no matter
what you do. So now I run it every week or two.

Have you discovered the drain screw in the bottom of the carburetor
bowl? I stumbed on to it more or less by accident after getting some
water in the fuel. Once you back it out half way the bowl starts to
drain. I would also recommend putting some "Stabil" in the fuel
before you run it the last time prior to storage.

FWIW, I was told by my Honda dealer to *not* run the engine when using
the flush port.

How much motor does a 12' fg need?
 

Wayne.B wrote:
On Wed, 07 Nov 2007 15:07:48 -0600, lid wrote:

Ended up having to buy a new carb for it. The
shop tells me you can't get all the fuel out of those things no matter
what you do. So now I run it every week or two.

Have you discovered the drain screw in the bottom of the carburetor
bowl? I stumbed on to it more or less by accident after getting some
water in the fuel. Once you back it out half way the bowl starts to
drain. I would also recommend putting some "Stabil" in the fuel
before you run it the last time prior to storage.

FWIW, I was told by my Honda dealer to *not* run the engine when using
the flush port.


Ahh, for the good old days of simple outboards that were run in salt
water and got flushed once at the end of the season and ran and ran and
ran... :}

How much motor does a 12' fg need?
 

On Wed, 07 Nov 2007 17:30:58 -0500, HK wrote:

Ahh, for the good old days of simple outboards that were run in salt
water and got flushed once at the end of the season and ran and ran and
ran... :}

Do you flush your Yamaha every time out?

How much motor does a 12' fg need?
 

Wayne.B wrote:
On Wed, 07 Nov 2007 17:30:58 -0500, HK wrote:

Ahh, for the good old days of simple outboards that were run in salt
water and got flushed once at the end of the season and ran and ran and
ran... :}

Do you flush your Yamaha every time out?


Sure. But it's easy. And it's part of my routine of washing out the boat
each and every time I use it. There's a flush hose inlet on the port
side of the motor just under the "hood" that hooks up to a garden hose.

How much motor does a 12' fg need?
 

PhantMan wrote:
Ended up having to buy a new carb for it. The
shop tells me you can't get all the fuel out of those things no matter
what you do. So now I run it every week or two.

Wayne.B wrote:
Have you discovered the drain screw in the bottom of the carburetor
bowl?

Yep. The shop tells me it won't get all the fuel out either. I can't
believe how complex the carburetor is on this dinky little outboard.
And I've never seen jets so tiny.

I would also recommend putting some "Stabil" in the fuel
before you run it the last time prior to storage.

I keep Stabil in it since the new carb. But we don't do much "Winter"
here so "storage" just means I haven't had a chance to use it for a
few weeks. And sometimes the weeks turn into months. I never know
ahead of time.

FWIW, I was told by my Honda dealer to *not* run the engine when using
the flush port.

Exactly. I think I'm correct in saying that water going into the port
would never go through the waterpump. So the impeller would be
spinning dry.

Rick

How much motor does a 12' fg need?
 

On Wed, 07 Nov 07, HK wrote:
Ahh, for the good old days of simple outboards that were run in salt
water and got flushed once at the end of the season and ran and ran and
ran... :}

Ain't *that* the truth.
I have a 1968 6hp Evinrude in my shed that sometimes goes 2-3 years
without being run. I just pull on the starter rope now and then when I
pass by to spin the crank a little. But I have no doubt that if I
hooked it up right now, it would start and run like a champ on the
first/second pull.
Needless to say, I've been sorely disappointed in this Honda. But I'm
told all the new motors are as finicky.

Rick

How much motor does a 12' fg need?
 

John H. wrote:
On Wed, 07 Nov 2007 20:30:17 -0500, John H. wrote:

On Wed, 07 Nov 2007 18:21:52 -0500, HK wrote:

Wayne.B wrote:
On Wed, 07 Nov 2007 17:30:58 -0500, HK wrote:

Ahh, for the good old days of simple outboards that were run in salt
water and got flushed once at the end of the season and ran and ran and
ran... :}
Do you flush your Yamaha every time out?

Sure. But it's easy. And it's part of my routine of washing out the boat
each and every time I use it. There's a flush hose inlet on the port
side of the motor just under the "hood" that hooks up to a garden hose.
Engine running or not?

Put a comma after 'running'.

Not running.

How much motor does a 12' fg need?
 

On Wed, 07 Nov 2007 18:21:52 -0500, HK wrote:

Wayne.B wrote:
On Wed, 07 Nov 2007 17:30:58 -0500, HK wrote:

Ahh, for the good old days of simple outboards that were run in salt
water and got flushed once at the end of the season and ran and ran and
ran... :}

Do you flush your Yamaha every time out?


Sure. But it's easy. And it's part of my routine of washing out the boat
each and every time I use it. There's a flush hose inlet on the port
side of the motor just under the "hood" that hooks up to a garden hose.

Engine running or not?

How much motor does a 12' fg need?
 

On Wed, 07 Nov 2007 20:30:17 -0500, John H. wrote:

On Wed, 07 Nov 2007 18:21:52 -0500, HK wrote:

Wayne.B wrote:
On Wed, 07 Nov 2007 17:30:58 -0500, HK wrote:

Ahh, for the good old days of simple outboards that were run in salt
water and got flushed once at the end of the season and ran and ran and
ran... :}

Do you flush your Yamaha every time out?


Sure. But it's easy. And it's part of my routine of washing out the boat
each and every time I use it. There's a flush hose inlet on the port
side of the motor just under the "hood" that hooks up to a garden hose.

Engine running or not?

Put a comma after 'running'.