you know its funny how service advisors advice. I just purchased a 2003 Suzuki 4 stroke 4 horse. and asked the service guy/asst mgr, he said run it dry. and transport it standing up. This really didnt kick in until I took the motor home (propped up in the seat like a passenger) I thought "OK... problem, its OK now when its new and clean but how about when its wet and oily" as soon as I got home I opened up the owners manual and WOW ...transportation instructions, should be OK as long as the shaft is below the motor head, and with "this side up" showing. Still I dont usally transport my motor mounted on the transom so, first order of buisness is to make a motor "pillow for transporting in the cockpit.
Now for the next order of buisness Gilbert ----- Original Message ----- From: "Randy Watkins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, July 15, 2004 9:34 PM Subject: M_Boats: re: motor shut off procedures-Yamaha and Suzuki 4S > I was speaking with the service advisor about the right way to shut down > a new Yamaha 4 stroke and he said don't run the carb, dry. He said just > shut it off. He said the float inside the carb. should not run dry under > normal boating. > I also asked the same question to a different service advisor at the > Suzuki shop and he gave the same advice. I was always told in the past > to "run it dry" but apparently that's changed with the new tehnology > motors., at least Suzuki and Yamaha. Anyone else discussed this with > your outboard shop? > > > Randy W. > M15 Becca Anne > > > > _______________________________________________ > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats > _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
