The other day I tried to start the engine and got only a click sound. I checked the battery which was good and then started thinking about the starter being bad. This engine is pretty new to me so I didn't think, until hours later, that it has a rope pull start that I've never used as well as...
I recently bought a used Tohatsu 40C and at first thought the engine was no good. I brought it into a mechanic/Nissan dealer who said that the spark and compression were excellent and he thought it was worth some fixing up. He got her running real nice except that I noticed some surging...
I boat in salt water so, of course, I'd like to flush the engine with fresh water after using the boat. I got a pair of those rubber cups that go over the water inlets and attach to a hose but the water doesn't seem to spit out when I'm using these. I have a new impeller and water spits out fine...
Have these TLDI engines been on the market long enough to get any idea how reliable they may be? It seems like we're at a point where some manufacturers are backing off from the move to all four strokes but I have yet to see any of these advanced two strokes from Yamaha. It hard to know which...
As the new owner of a '93 Tohatsu M40C I'd like to know where to get a good repair manual?
Also a mechanic recommended that I use a 33:1 oil mixture instead of the normal 50:1 ratio. Anything to this?
I have a '94 Evinrude 40 that I've owned for about 7 years. It has never been reliable and a few years ago a mechanic convinced me to disconnect and stop using the oil injection system, which I did. <br /><br />My current problem is that she starts and runs fine until I try to accelerate onto a...
