Yamaha 4-strokes like water even less than 2-strokes. I sank mine and it was a writeoff. Luckily, my deductible is $200.
Fred, is your deductible that high for everything? I have varying deductibles depending on what I'm claiming for. Jim Watts Paradigm Shift C&C 35 Mk III Victoria, BC On 13 April 2015 at 15:10, Burt Stratton via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com > wrote: > First deploy oars… then buy some scotch for your diver > > > > Give the motor to your Suzuki mechanic…with some more scotch… or > > > > Remove carb, disassemble, dry and thoroughly flush with carb cleaner. > Don’t change any settings or adjust jets > > Replace the gas – oil mixture in the fuel tank > > Remove spark plugs, dry and lube with mystery oil or any other light > weight oil both on the top of the cylinders and through the bottom (carb > side) Get it completely oily by turning it over while introducing oil. > > Remove flywheel (not too bad with the right puller) and change and gap > points. Make sure magneto is dry. > > Put it all back together and run it for a short time with a mixture rich > in oil. > > Change the mixture to the correct ratio (50 to one or whatever it is > supposed to have) and clean the spark plugs > > Run > > Don’t worry about the lower end. It is sealed > > > > Alternately, just dry it out, pull the spark plugs and spray some WD-40 in > there, drain the carb bowl and the gas tank, replace with a nice oily mix, > put it back together and fire it up > > > > Then trade it in for a Yamaha 4 stroke. > > > > *From:* CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] *On Behalf Of *Fred > Hazzard via CnC-List > *Sent:* Monday, April 13, 2015 5:44 PM > *To:* cnc-list@cnc-list.com > *Subject:* Stus-List Outboard in the river > > > > Through an unfortunate accident my 4 hp 2 cycle Suzuki went to the bottom > of the Columbia (fresh water) on Saturday. A diver is going to retrieve it > tomorrow. > > > > Fortunately, the engine was not running at the time and the tank vent > closed. > > > > > > What are some of the things I should do to get it running again. > > > > Fred Hazzard > > S/V Fury > > C&C 44 > > Portland, Or > > _______________________________________________ > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the > bottom of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > >
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