"Larry" wrote in message
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"Chuck" wrote in news:5TSck.244293$yE1.55866@attbi_s21:

What should I look at adjusting?



NOTHING! That's LUBE OIL coming up from the 2-stroke crankcase to keep
the
bearings lubed up! Why screw around with something that's running great
with good lubrication?!

Why does everyone have to tear apart perfectly good working things and
screw it all up?!

If it's a 4-stroke, you have bad rings or valve seats.....my condolences.

A proper 2-stroke should be all gooey right to the end of the exhaust
outlet. If it's not, dismantle the damned autoinjection used to wear out
new motors fast so they can sell you more and premix the gas to 25:1 with
OIL COMPANY BRAND NAME TC-W3, not the cheap crap from engine manufacturers
the dealer sells! Engine manufacturers don't have oil refineries. Who
knows who made it....lowest bidder??

When I sold a 150hp 6-cyl Merc Sport Jet with 3 deuces carbs on it, having
run its whole life on 25:1, you could still see the hone marks on the
cylinder walls and every bearing in the crankcase was as tight as new....
(c;...hundreds of hours later after running wide open all that time.

100:1 is SUICIDE!

BTW - AMSOIL IS NOT AN OIL COMPANY!


The only reason I checked the plugs is because the responsiveness felt a bit
sluggish on the night of the 4th. It didn't have the normal top-end like it
did last season. At least I feel comfortable that the plugs are supposed to
look that way now "all gooey." Thanks

"Chuck" wrote in message
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On Tue, 08 Jul 2008 23:37:37 GMT, "Chuck" wrote:

I have a Merc 60 Bigfoot, 3-cyl outboard fitted with NGK BP8H-N-10 plugs.
I
think my plugs look too "wet" much like the third one shown in the photo
on
the NGK website.
http://www.ngksparkplugs.com/techinf...200&country=US

Although the motor runs pretty smoothly. I running with a 130 degree
thermostat. What should I look at adjusting?

Chuck


Before I got crazy and tried to "fix" a motor that was running well I
would ask, how far did you have to idle back to the ramp before you
pulled these plugs?
If this is running well other the entire range I might try a little
hotter plug, if it is loading up when you idle you could play with the
idle screws a little but be careful you don't break it.

I see your point about the idling...... it took me at least 10 minutes
running at idle rpm. I never thought of that. BTW, this is an automatic
oil injection system and so I cant adjust the fuel/oil mixture ratio.
To check the plugs you need to run at a cruising speed and then shutdown,
pull the plugs and take a look at them. Idling around for anytime is going
to load them up on a 2 stroke.

Chuck wrote:
I have a Merc 60 Bigfoot, 3-cyl outboard fitted with NGK BP8H-N-10
plugs. I think my plugs look too "wet" much like the third one shown in
the photo on the NGK website.
http://www.ngksparkplugs.com/techinf...200&country=US


Although the motor runs pretty smoothly. I running with a 130 degree
thermostat. What should I look at adjusting?

Chuck
This reminds me to give mine a check while we are at it. But before I
do, I am curious to know if anyone ever bothers to clean em, and if so,
with what, or do you always replace? I had always just replaced them. My
thinking is compared to an engine rebuild or replacement, the investment
is worth it in my mind. The engine in question in this case is a 2004
Yamaha 300 HPDI.

On Wed, 9 Jul 2008 09:37:26 -0400, "jamesgangnc"
wrote:


To check the plugs you need to run at a cruising speed and then shutdown,
pull the plugs and take a look at them. Idling around for anytime is going
to load them up on a 2 stroke.

Any caution here about letting the heads cool down?
They're aluminum, right?

--Vic

On Wed, 09 Jul 2008 20:59:28 -0400, wrote:

On Wed, 09 Jul 2008 11:13:56 -0500, Vic Smith
wrote:

To check the plugs you need to run at a cruising speed and then shutdown,
pull the plugs and take a look at them. Idling around for anytime is going
to load them up on a 2 stroke.

Any caution here about letting the heads cool down?
They're aluminum, right?

--

Bass boats run flat out, then shut down fast all the time. The heads
seem fine

I meant to say pulling plugs from a hot aluminum head.
I stretched some threads doing that once.
Thereafter there was no more screwing them in easily by hand.
Might be a head can cool faster than a plug too.
In any case it's better to let the whole shebang cool off to near
ambient, which is what I always do now.

--Vic

On Wed, 09 Jul 2008 09:54:04 -0400, DownTime
wrote:

Chuck wrote:
I have a Merc 60 Bigfoot, 3-cyl outboard fitted with NGK BP8H-N-10
plugs. I think my plugs look too "wet" much like the third one shown in
the photo on the NGK website.
http://www.ngksparkplugs.com/techinf...200&country=US


Although the motor runs pretty smoothly. I running with a 130 degree
thermostat. What should I look at adjusting?

Chuck
This reminds me to give mine a check while we are at it. But before I
do, I am curious to know if anyone ever bothers to clean em, and if so,
with what, or do you always replace? I had always just replaced them. My
thinking is compared to an engine rebuild or replacement, the investment
is worth it in my mind. The engine in question in this case is a 2004
Yamaha 300 HPDI.

The plugs is the family ride looked fine at 100 000 miles, but we
replaced them anyway. Platinum points of course. Two hours labor to
change the plugs.

Casady

"Chuck" wrote in message
news:5TSck.244293$yE1.55866@attbi_s21...
I have a Merc 60 Bigfoot, 3-cyl outboard fitted with NGK BP8H-N-10 plugs.
I think my plugs look too "wet" much like the third one shown in the photo
on the NGK website.
http://www.ngksparkplugs.com/techinf...200&country=US

Although the motor runs pretty smoothly. I running with a 130 degree
thermostat. What should I look at adjusting?

Chuck
Doesn't anybody want to know what the problem turned out to be?

scroll down................


down more..............................


Remember its a 60hp motor on a 24ft pontoon party boat. On the fourth of
July I had 14 people on it and THAT was the reason it felt so sluggish and
caused me to check the plugs, which is when I noticed they were "wet." When
I have a few people on the boat it cruises easily at twenty knots.
Yeah.... don't anybody say it......... go ahead..........

On Mon, 11 Aug 2008 02:10:55 GMT, "Chuck" wrote:


"Chuck" wrote in message
news:5TSck.244293$yE1.55866@attbi_s21...
I have a Merc 60 Bigfoot, 3-cyl outboard fitted with NGK BP8H-N-10 plugs.
I think my plugs look too "wet" much like the third one shown in the photo
on the NGK website.
http://www.ngksparkplugs.com/techinf...200&country=US

Although the motor runs pretty smoothly. I running with a 130 degree
thermostat. What should I look at adjusting?

Chuck
Doesn't anybody want to know what the problem turned out to be?

scroll down................


down more..............................


Remember its a 60hp motor on a 24ft pontoon party boat. On the fourth of
July I had 14 people on it and THAT was the reason it felt so sluggish and
caused me to check the plugs, which is when I noticed they were "wet." When
I have a few people on the boat it cruises easily at twenty knots.
Yeah.... don't anybody say it......... go ahead..........


Ah well: live and learn.... matching prop pitch to desired cruise
speed is almost a black-art....

Brian W

On 2008-08-10 22:10:55 -0400, "Chuck" said:

"Chuck" wrote in message
news:5TSck.244293$yE1.55866@attbi_s21...
I have a Merc 60 Bigfoot, 3-cyl outboard fitted with NGK BP8H-N-10
plugs. I think my plugs look too "wet" much like the third one shown in
the photo on the NGK website.
http://www.ngksparkplugs.com/techinf...200&country=US

Although

the motor runs pretty smoothly. I running with a 130 degree
thermostat. What should I look at adjusting?

Chuck
Doesn't anybody want to know what the problem turned out to be?

scroll down................


down more..............................


Remember its a 60hp motor on a 24ft pontoon party boat. On the fourth
of July I had 14 people on it and THAT was the reason it felt so
sluggish and caused me to check the plugs, which is when I noticed they
were "wet." When I have a few people on the boat it cruises easily at
twenty knots. Yeah.... don't anybody say it......... go ahead..........

I won't, but thanks for the chuckle.

--
Jere Lull
Xan-à-Deux -- Tanzer 28 #4 out of Tolchester, MD
Xan's pages: http://web.mac.com/jerelull/iWeb/Xan/
Our BVI trips & tips: http://homepage.mac.com/jerelull/BVI/

On Mon, 11 Aug 2008 02:10:55 GMT, "Chuck" wrote:


"Chuck" wrote in message
news:5TSck.244293$yE1.55866@attbi_s21...
I have a Merc 60 Bigfoot, 3-cyl outboard fitted with NGK BP8H-N-10 plugs.
I think my plugs look too "wet" much like the third one shown in the photo
on the NGK website.
http://www.ngksparkplugs.com/techinf...200&country=US

Although the motor runs pretty smoothly. I running with a 130 degree
thermostat. What should I look at adjusting?

Chuck
Doesn't anybody want to know what the problem turned out to be?

scroll down................


down more..............................


Remember its a 60hp motor on a 24ft pontoon party boat. On the fourth of
July I had 14 people on it and THAT was the reason it felt so sluggish and
caused me to check the plugs, which is when I noticed they were "wet." When
I have a few people on the boat it cruises easily at twenty knots.
Yeah.... don't anybody say it......... go ahead..........

Nope.

Glad you found the problem though.