fixb52s
Chief Petty Officer
- Joined
- May 14, 2004
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- 463
Hey, I learned something today!
I was working on my engine today (still waiting for the fuel tank) and was doing routine things (filters, carb rebuild, ignition). The last time I had the engine running was in Jan (4 months ago) and it ran fine. Well, today I went to turn the engine over to adjust the points, and it would not budge. Mind you, I didn't think twice about it sitting while I worked on the hull, and I would not expect it to set up. It sat outside covered and there was no way water was going to get in that engine. We do have cool nights where condensation forms though.
A few shots of PB blaster in the cylinders freed it up right away, and it seems to turn over just fine now. I pulled the valve cover and they seem to all be moving like they should.
Another area was the carb. I took it apart to rebuilt it and found all kinds of hard deposits, and not a trace of fuel. It is cleaning up fine, but damn. If I tried to just fire this engine up after sitting, I would have been a little irritated.
Of course I will now be changing the oil and outdrive oil before I get it fired up.
This should just serve as a reminder to fog your engine if it will sit for some time while working on it, and add some stabilizer, even if it will sit for a few months. It is easy to forget the engine when knee deep in fiberglass.
I was working on my engine today (still waiting for the fuel tank) and was doing routine things (filters, carb rebuild, ignition). The last time I had the engine running was in Jan (4 months ago) and it ran fine. Well, today I went to turn the engine over to adjust the points, and it would not budge. Mind you, I didn't think twice about it sitting while I worked on the hull, and I would not expect it to set up. It sat outside covered and there was no way water was going to get in that engine. We do have cool nights where condensation forms though.
A few shots of PB blaster in the cylinders freed it up right away, and it seems to turn over just fine now. I pulled the valve cover and they seem to all be moving like they should.
Another area was the carb. I took it apart to rebuilt it and found all kinds of hard deposits, and not a trace of fuel. It is cleaning up fine, but damn. If I tried to just fire this engine up after sitting, I would have been a little irritated.
Of course I will now be changing the oil and outdrive oil before I get it fired up.
This should just serve as a reminder to fog your engine if it will sit for some time while working on it, and add some stabilizer, even if it will sit for a few months. It is easy to forget the engine when knee deep in fiberglass.
