[Rhodes22-list] Outboard Repair

[Bill Effros]

If it's a 2-stroke you just don't need to put oil in the cylinders.  The oil is in the gas.  The last time you use the engine put in extra oil if you like, but not required.  The first time you use it next season put a little extra oil in the gas.  Disconnect the spark plug wires.  Turn over the engine a few times so the oil filled gas mixture covers the walls of the cylinders.  Then start the engine.  The gas/oil mixture will lubricate the cylinder walls with every stroke of the engine.  With 4 strokes you have to wait until the separate oil system delivers oil to the cylinder walls.

Modern engines are so well made, none of this is required, 4-strokes included.  This stuff is in the same category as throwing a pinch of salt over your shoulder "just to be on the safe side."  Your engine is most vulnerable when you open up the spark plug hole and inject some unknown contaminant into the system.  I never open the innards of my engine to the environment except to change spark plugs--something I do as infrequently as possible.

Bill
                                     

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: Steve Alm 
To: Rhodes 
Sent: Friday, October 15, 2004 2:56 AM
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Outboard Repair


Bill and Rummy,
Thanks.  I'll try jumping the solenoid on the old Evinrude.  As for treating
the cylinders, last year I found this stuff in a spray can that you spray
into the carburetor as you run it out of gas.  A little more after it quits
and then a couple hand pulls.  I can't remember what it's called.  BTW, my
Merc 8.0 is a two stroke.

Slim

On 10/14/04 1:44 PM, "R22RumRunner at aol.com" <R22RumRunner at aol.com> wrote:

> Slim,
> I agree with Bill. Sounds like the starter solenoid is bad. You can jump the
> solenoid with a screw driver across the terminals and if the starter turns,
> it's definitely the solenoid.
> I still prefer the 2 stroke oil in the cylinders. It might not be as thick as
> gear oil, but it's still slipprier than snot on a door knob in the rain.
> 
> Rummy
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