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Dodged a Bullet? . . . 1987 Nissan 15HP 2-stroke Outboard
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<blockquote data-quote="PATRIOT2" data-source="post: 273307" data-attributes="member: 6098"><p>. . . so, I'm only the second owner of this OB and up until last night have had no issues with it . . . usually crank it at home beforehand but didn't this time . . . get to the dock, and the recoil start won't budge, almost like it was in gear . . . checked the shifter, all is well . . . pulled the cover, turned the flywheel by hand (hard at first) . . . then cranked it up. Today I pulled the plugs (twin cylinder) and shot some oil into the cylinders and took a compression test, 140 lbs and holding on each cylinder.</p><p>Now, sometimes I don't disconnect the fuel line and let the float bowl run out of fuel before trailering but the last time I did . . . so I'm wondering if this is a good idea, since low/no fuel means no oil in cylinders during storage . . . or do I have bigger fish to fry? (no pun)</p><p></p><p>. . . the main reason I ever ran the float bowl dry is because sometimes the float needle would "stick" in the seat during months of storage.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="PATRIOT2, post: 273307, member: 6098"] . . . so, I'm only the second owner of this OB and up until last night have had no issues with it . . . usually crank it at home beforehand but didn't this time . . . get to the dock, and the recoil start won't budge, almost like it was in gear . . . checked the shifter, all is well . . . pulled the cover, turned the flywheel by hand (hard at first) . . . then cranked it up. Today I pulled the plugs (twin cylinder) and shot some oil into the cylinders and took a compression test, 140 lbs and holding on each cylinder. Now, sometimes I don't disconnect the fuel line and let the float bowl run out of fuel before trailering but the last time I did . . . so I'm wondering if this is a good idea, since low/no fuel means no oil in cylinders during storage . . . or do I have bigger fish to fry? (no pun) . . . the main reason I ever ran the float bowl dry is because sometimes the float needle would "stick" in the seat during months of storage. [/QUOTE]
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