Hi Don. Thanks for the advice.
As I mentioned before, I figure I had contaminated the system with oil
right from the start, and right from the start of owning this motor it
has not worked well. I had been trying to sort out 'tune up' type issues
and all along I guess it was the oil. DOAH!
I am glad I cleaned the carb anyway, the main jet was pretty clogged.
I will give what you suggest a try later today. Appreciated.
Cheers, Tim D
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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 took the motor to the house and drained the oil, measuring the
amount. It was an ounce low. I then proceded to remove the plug and hand
cycled the piston to "pump" any oil out of the cylinder. I then filled the
crankcase with the proper quantity of fresh oil and fired her up on the stand. honda 2
HP's are air-cooled so you can run them out of the water. after a minute of
smokey exhaust, the exhaust ran clear and the problem was solved. 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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