New owner / smoking engine

[Nopes]

hello all, i'm new to boats and i have an 86 force 125HP. the boat runs great and the engine is smooth, but it smokes a decent amount. any suggestions to a newbie on how to lessen the smoke and get it to run cleaner?

 

[eurolarva]

Re: New owner / smoking engine

What ratio are you mixing oil at. Should be 50 to 1. Check your plugs and see if they are fouling. If you are burning 50 to 1 on oil you may be running too rich. There should be a little black carbon and oil on plugs but not a lot.

 

[roscoe]

Re: New owner / smoking engine

The other thing you might want to do is switch to a synthetic TC-W3 outboard oil. You can get it for less than $20 a gallon.<br /><br />Personnally, I love the smell of 2 stroke oil. It reminds me of my childhood.

 

[eurolarva]

Re: New owner / smoking engine

Roscoe. That sounds kind of like a line from Apacalypse Now. "There is nothing like the smell of napalm in the morning"

 

[roscoe]

Re: New owner / smoking engine

Well it ranks right up there with frying bacon, rising yeasty bread dough, and the smell of a green pine bough smoking over the fire. They all mean I'm a kid on summer vacation, either camping or visiting grandmas house.