Re: Stus-List Outboard in the river

2015-04-22 Thread Jonathan Tebbens via CnC-List
You might need to pull the carb and get the water out of the bowl and perhaps other parts of the fuel system. If it was old enough / large enough to have a magneto like a 1962 merc 650, you might fuss around for a while before you pulled the cover off the magneto to find it just wet enough to mi

Re: Stus-List Outboard in the river

2015-04-14 Thread Hoyt, Mike via CnC-List
To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Stus-List Outboard in the river 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

Re: Stus-List Outboard in the river

2015-04-13 Thread Jim Watts via CnC-List
ke 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

Re: Stus-List Outboard in the river

2015-04-13 Thread Dennis C. via CnC-List
Years ago a squall flipped my dinghy with the motor on it. It was not running. Got it home, pulled the spark plugs, carburetor, flushed cylinders thoroughly with fresh water then kerosene, then alcohol. Added a mist of Marvel Mystery oil through the plug holes and dry cranked it slowly for sever

Stus-List Outboard in the river

2015-04-13 Thread Alan Bergen via CnC-List
Fred: First try blowing out any visible water. Then change the oil and filters. If there's a chance that water got mixed with the gas, don't run it, as you'll have a major job. Instead, dump the gas, put in new gas and oil mixture, and give it a try. The sooner you run it the better. If water

Stus-List Outboard in the river

2015-04-13 Thread Jean-Francois J Rivard via CnC-List
l "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 To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Stus-List Outboard in the river Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=&

Re: Stus-List Outboard in the river

2015-04-13 Thread Fred Hazzard via CnC-List
here, drain the carb bowl and the gas tank, replace with a nice oily >> mix, put it back together and fire it up >> >> >> >> Then trade it in for a Yamaha 4 stroke. >> >> >> >> *From:* CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] *On Behal

Re: Stus-List Outboard in the river

2015-04-13 Thread Jim Watts via CnC-List
lace with a nice oily mix, > put it back together and fire it up > > > > Then trade it in for a Yamaha 4 stroke. > > > > *From:* CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] *On Behalf Of *Fred > Hazzard via CnC-List > *Sent:* Monday, April 13, 2015 5:44 PM >

Re: Stus-List Outboard in the river

2015-04-13 Thread Burt Stratton via CnC-List
Sent: Monday, April 13, 2015 5:44 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Stus-List Outboard in the river 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

Re: Stus-List Outboard in the river

2015-04-13 Thread D Harben via CnC-List
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Re: Stus-List Outboard in the river

2015-04-13 Thread Jerome Tauber via CnC-List
Take the Salmon out of it. Jerry Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 13, 2015, at 5:44 PM, Fred Hazzard via CnC-List > wrote: > > 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. > >

Re: Stus-List Outboard in the river

2015-04-13 Thread Jim Watts via CnC-List
#1: Call your insurance company. Jim Watts Paradigm Shift C&C 35 Mk III Victoria, BC On 13 April 2015 at 14:44, Fred Hazzard via CnC-List wrote: > 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

Stus-List Outboard in the river

2015-04-13 Thread Fred Hazzard via CnC-List
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