Do you guys run the gas out?
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Do you guys run the gas out?
At the end of the day I flush the motor with fresh water.
And then I run all the gas out.
We have always done that with our two strokes.
But a friend with a 4 stroke never does...
We have a 4-stroke Nissan now.
It takes forever to run the gas out and then you have to re-prime.
We run it at least every other week- Hopefully more often than that
And then I run all the gas out.
We have always done that with our two strokes.
But a friend with a 4 stroke never does...
We have a 4-stroke Nissan now.
It takes forever to run the gas out and then you have to re-prime.
We run it at least every other week- Hopefully more often than that
Barry Bevis, Realtor and Owner of BigBendFishing.net
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The fuel line is attached and clamped to the fuel pump on both of my outboards. That's the factory setup. One is a 2 stroke, the other is a 4 stroke. The only way to run the fuel out is to remove the cowling, loosen the clamp, and pull the fuel line loose from the pump. I've never done it, and have had no problems.
What was I supposed to do today?
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Never run it out, never had a problem, even in winter....I crank it up about once a month for a few minutes to run it and wet the impeller...
The boat does sit inside a building in winter....that helps.
Oh, 2 stroke Mercury Saltwater......
One other thing, IF you premix fuel and run multiple carbs, do not run it out. If one carb runs out first, you have no lubrication to that cylinder......
Dubble
The boat does sit inside a building in winter....that helps.
Oh, 2 stroke Mercury Saltwater......
One other thing, IF you premix fuel and run multiple carbs, do not run it out. If one carb runs out first, you have no lubrication to that cylinder......
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So last night I flushed the motor and didn't runt he gas out
If my engine dies you will all have to listen to me complain....
If my engine dies you will all have to listen to me complain....
Barry Bevis, Realtor and Owner of BigBendFishing.net
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I've seen a couple of motors do this.Dubble Trubble wrote:One other thing, IF you premix fuel and run multiple carbs, do not run it out. If one carb runs out first, you have no lubrication to that cylinder......
One day ya' go fishin'...cruisin' along and POW.
"What was that noise? We just lost power."
Shut 'er down and pull the cover off.
"I don't think that hole in the top cyclinder is supposed to be there...at least it wasn't there this morning."
"Yeah, and I don't think that piston rod is supposed to be broken off and stickin' out like that."
It's always the top cylinder.
If you haven't run far you can idle back. The motor's already beyond a JB Weld repair anyway.
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I run my fuel out of my 2-stroke if it is going to sit for more than a week, my dad does the same with his 2-stroke merc. The oil that mixes with the gas is what makes 2-strokes carbs gum up faster. I Have also found that higher quality oils are less likely to gum your stuff up. I personally use Torco oil's in everything I own. http://www.torco.com
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