lehmann_rodfishless
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- Aug 14, 2002
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I forgot to add oil to the gas. I had 8 litres of mixed oil remaining in the tank, added 17 litres of raw gas, but no oil. Went for a boat ride and after 15 minutes the engine died like I'd removed the gas line. It wasn't seized at this point, but wouldn't start or even fire. I couldn't even flood it. When you pushed the primer, it was pumping air....not gas. We checked and there was plenty of spark so it wasn't the coil. I pulled the carb, and when I took out the high speed needle valve there appeared to be a piece of fibre at the end of the value. Back together the primer was now pumping gas, but it still wouldn't fire. I took out one plug and it was saturated with gas, and when I pulled it over with one plug out it fired, and started to run on one clyliner. With both plugs in it wouldn't even fire. I took one plug out again, started it, and let the engine warm up. Then with both plugs in it started. I took it for a ride a full throttle, and it ran alright. When I reduced the throttle to an idle to troll back to the dock, the engine seized tight. It was then I discovered....no oil. I proceeded to pour a tablespoon of pure oil into each cylinder, pulled it a couple of time without the plugs to distribue the oil, and left it sit for a couple of hours to completely cool. I then added the appropriate amount of oil, plus approx 25% additional oil. It started first pull. I left it idle for 5 minutes....no problem. I then took it for a 1/2 throttle 5 minute ride, cut the throttle and it idled.....no problem. I then took it for a 3/4 throttle ride.....no problem. I then took it out fishing at 7/8 throttle for a 1/2 hour run.... absolutely no problem. It runs as if nothing had happened. I want to know from anybody if there is anything I can do to check to see if I'm causing additional damage, and was the plugged needle valve simply a coincidence, and I just got extremly lucky? I was even thinking that the engine somehow sensed the lack of oil and shut down, and that the fibre on the needle valve had nothing to do with it (that would be a great sensor especially for non oil adding idiots). Let me know if you can advise me what to look for, and if you've heard or experienced a similar problem. Right now it runs like a champ....surely I'm not that lucky!!!