(I haven't been following this thread, so pardon any duplication)
Don,
I had a similar episode with a Honda 2hp but since mine wasn't from
laying it down on the wrong side, I thought I might mention it because
what happened to me could potentially happen with it on an M-boat as
well.
In my case I was using the motor on an 8-foot inflatable dinghy. The
dinghy was in the slip next to the "big" boat (30' sailboat) and the
motor was on the dinghy, tilted in the "up" position to keep the prop
out of the water. One morning I took the motor off the dinghy (hadn't
used it for a couple of days) and mounted it on the stern rail of the
big boat in preparation for departure. At that point I noticed that
something was dripping from the motor and making rainbows on the water.
Hmm, not good. Fuel cap was closed, vent was closed, gas lever was in
"off" position....
Further investigation showed that oil and gas had gotten mixed together
inside the motor. After a call to the dealer (the motor was relatively
new) and some head-scratching, what we figured out was that when the
motor was tilted up - and if it happened to be "flopped" to the side on
the side most resembling the "wrong" side, then when the dinghy rocked
on the occasional wake in the marina it caused things to happen inside
the motor just as if it were laid down on the wrong side. Luckily we
had caught it before trying to start the motor. I could easily see
this happening on a boat as small as an M-15, as it moved around in a
seaway or even in a slip.
At that time we took care of the problem by only flopping the motor
over to the "better" side when it was tilted up, and then securing it
with a bungee cord so it wouldn't flop the other way. At that time
(2001) I didn't see any mention of this possible problem in the owner's
manual.
FWIW,
--- Rachel
Fatty Knees 7' #302
Former owner, M-17 #334
Former owner, M-15 #517
On Aug 14, 2006, at 6:07 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Tim:
the other day I laid my Honda 4-stroke on the dock on the wrong side. I
noticed it immediately and turned it over but in the 8 seconds or so,
oil leaked
into the cylinder. I stood it up and found there was no oil showing in
the
sightglass. Oops! .....
I will be a
lot more careful in the future when laying the motor down to make sure
that it
is on the correct side.
Don Ludlow M-15 #620 Sweet Dream
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