>I have found that I can make every mistake imaginable Here's another one to imagine...
I'm not actually certain that it happened this way, but this is my best guess about my Honda 2HP problem: Anchored in a beautiful creek -- actually, it was St. Leonard's Creek just by Vera's White Sands -- and went ashore in Moby Dink using the motor. All was well, but halfway back I ran out of fuel and had to row the last few hundred yards in the deepening twilight. All was still well. It was a lovely still evening, but just after I got back to Dolphin I heard a sound like 50 cement trucks racing up the creek and was hit by an _extremely_ strong little storm with driving rain and gusts so strong that I was convinced the anchor would drag. All seemed well and that was the last time the dinghy motor was used for several months. When I came to use it again, it wouldn't start. It turned out that the carburetor looked fine on the outside, but was a nasty mass of corroded metal. My explanation for this is that the driving rain had found its way in through the gas cap vent (which was open because there was no fuel in the tank) and then run down into the carb (the fuel was still on because I'd forgotten to turn it off because there was no fuel). I replaced the carb and it runs, but not well, and it might be time to seek professional help. (Note: This is the 2HP dinghy motor, _not_ the 5HP that I'm selling.) Giles Morris _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
