[Rhodes22-list] Outboards

[Steve Alm]

Ron,

Yes, a new engine would normally burn a little extra oil while it's being
broken in, but the whole reservoir in only two hours?  No way!  A new engine
will burn some oil until the oil rings are seated and can properly seal the
combustion cylinder from the crank case, etc. but if you went through that
much oil, you've got a problem.  I'm not saying it's a lemon.  It could just
be a gasket or a leak somewhere, but that just doesn't sound like the normal
break-in.  You said it was smoking--how excessive was it?  Was the smoke
blue, white or black?

Slim

On 9/22/04 9:14 PM, "Ronald Lipton" <rlipton at earthlink.net> wrote:

> Well I may have gotten a lemon.  Time will tell.  I will probably only
> have
> about 4 hours on the engine when I pull it for the season.  I will take
> it
> to the dealer, and I will probably have to run it in a barrel after he
> has
> checked it out to see if there has been any change.
> 
> I will keep folks posted on this exciting drama.
> 
> Ron
> On Sep 22, 2004, at 8:09 PM, cjlowe wrote:
> 
>> Ron,
>> I got a new 6 hp Nissan outboard last year at the end of the season,I
>> didn't
>> use it until this spring.Rather than splash it,and then have to pull
>> it for
>> the break-in oil change( we're not allowed to change oil on the
>> water), I
>> ran it in a barrel of water at home for two hours,shut it off for 2
>> hours,and then ran it for four more hours .Then I called it broken in
>> ,and
>> changed the oil,20 hours later it still reads full on the dipstick.When
>> running it in the barrel,you could see the exhaust coming out of the
>> barrel,but it would disappear before it got a foot above the barrel.
>> After
>> running it for 6 hours there was not anymore oil on top of the water
>> than
>> when I ran my old 2 stroke for 5 minutes!!
>> I have to think something is not right with the motor you have
>> received.
>> Before this, I  had a Yamaha 2.5hp 4-stroke , same story, used no oil
>> , and
>> very little gas.
>> I'm sold on  4-stroke outboards,so far the Nissan has :
>> always started on the 2nd pull
>> sipped gas
>> left no oil trail
>> used no oil
>> NEVER left me sitting
>>   Sure there is a down side:
>> Being a 1 cylinder engine there is a little more vibration than I would
>> like.
>> Out of the box (and I did bring mine home in a box) the motor is a
>> little
>> over-propped for a Rhodes 22.I  was warned about this before I bought
>> it,
>> but for $110, I thought I'd try it stock first.I'll buy the right prop
>> this
>> winter.
>> The 6 seems a little loud,sitting back there with it,but everybody I
>> pull up
>> next to, remark how quite it is.
>> Even over-propped it pushes the Rhodes and a dead pontoon boat just
>> fine,it
>> just won't rev as high as it should.
>> hope this helps,
>> 
>> Jerry Lowe
>> 
>> 
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