I resurrected my Toyota Celica from a drowning, how hard can it be? Turn it over until the water stops coming out the spark plug holes, add oil, drive away.
Jim Watts Paradigm Shift C&C 35 Mk III Victoria, BC On 13 April 2015 at 15:29, Jean-Francois J Rivard via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Hi Fred, > > With it being a relatively simple 2 stroke motor / not having been in the > water for long it should be just fine. > > We had several outboards when I was a kid and a few ended-up on the bottom > of the lake.. As a precaution we would "Rinse it" by taking the spark > plugs off and pouring some 2 cycle motor oil in the carburetor throat(s) > then pulling the starter string / adding oil until no trace of water is > coming out of the plug holes.. > > It worked every time with no issues outside of a little extra smoke at the > beginning of the initial run coming from the residual "Rinsing" oil. > > Good luck. > > Best Regards, > > -Francois Rivard > 1990 34+ "Take Five" > Lake Lanier, Ga > > > > > Date: Mon, 13 Apr 2015 14:44:27 -0700 > From: Fred Hazzard <fshazz...@gmail.com> > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Subject: Stus-List Outboard in the river > Message-ID: > < > can6migz40lhu4dy_d7yeybwlxu_lakctgmjqnqqvnsem-cv...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Through an unfortunate accident my 4 hp 2 cycle Suzuki went to the bottom > of the Columbia (fresh water) on Saturday. A diver is going to retrieve it > tomorrow. > > Fortunately, the engine was not running at the time and the tank vent > closed. > > > What are some of the things I should do to get it running again. > > Fred Hazzard > S/V Fury > C&C 44 > Portland, Or > _______________________________________________ > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the > bottom of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > >
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