bds85466
Petty Officer 1st Class
- Joined
- Jun 11, 2007
- Messages
- 375
Hello!
Just when I got used to the ins and outs of outboards, I switched to a newer I/O. I just sold my 72 johnson ob and upgraded to an 82 I/O. The outdrive is the original 898 merc and the engine is new as of 03 -- a 350 V8 merc. There's also a newer 4 barrel edelbrock carb on the thing. I'm pushing a 19 foot Celebrity, on the heavy side about 2.6k. I believe the pitch on my prop is a 19. The guy I bought it from just got it "unwinterized" so most of the nessecities have been taken care of there. The stuff is running great, and I'd prefer to keep it this way. I've only been boating for 2 years now.
1. How often is there a need to change the oil? I assume this new type of motor is much like a car/truck motor. What sort of oil will I be using? Are there other routine fluid changes that need to happen every so many hours?
2. Where could I find other info on PM's to do regularly? I'm assuming there's quite a bit more involved with an I/O. Is there a sticky or something else that can "crashcoarse" me? Obviously a shop manual is a must, right?
3. Blower motor? What's it look like and how much are they to replace? The guy that sold me the boat said that it was going in and out on him last year. I'd like to save myself the time in not exploding my boat.
Any help on these, I would appreicate it! Thanks!
Just when I got used to the ins and outs of outboards, I switched to a newer I/O. I just sold my 72 johnson ob and upgraded to an 82 I/O. The outdrive is the original 898 merc and the engine is new as of 03 -- a 350 V8 merc. There's also a newer 4 barrel edelbrock carb on the thing. I'm pushing a 19 foot Celebrity, on the heavy side about 2.6k. I believe the pitch on my prop is a 19. The guy I bought it from just got it "unwinterized" so most of the nessecities have been taken care of there. The stuff is running great, and I'd prefer to keep it this way. I've only been boating for 2 years now.
1. How often is there a need to change the oil? I assume this new type of motor is much like a car/truck motor. What sort of oil will I be using? Are there other routine fluid changes that need to happen every so many hours?
2. Where could I find other info on PM's to do regularly? I'm assuming there's quite a bit more involved with an I/O. Is there a sticky or something else that can "crashcoarse" me? Obviously a shop manual is a must, right?
3. Blower motor? What's it look like and how much are they to replace? The guy that sold me the boat said that it was going in and out on him last year. I'd like to save myself the time in not exploding my boat.
Any help on these, I would appreicate it! Thanks!
