srr5008
Well-known member
I recently acquired a 1998 Evinrude 50hp that has sat outside for the last 8 years. I was looking to see if anyone had any advice on things that I should be looking for, and things that I should outright replace. The owner of the boat dropped it off at his hunting camp, and the guys that were using it (prior to it sitting) were a bunch of woodchucks. I was tinkering with it this weekend and noticed the fuel lines were full of a thick black liquid that looks a lot like motor oil - it had a slight gas smell to it. This motor is set up to run with a separate oil reservoir and pump, as opposed to mixing it right in the tank. The only thing I can think of is that the nimrods that had their hands on this boat didn't realize that and may have mixed 2 stroke oil in with the gas - and over the last 8 years the gas evaporated and the oil was left behind - any thoughts on this?
I think I need to start by replacing all the fuel lines, and cleaning out the carburetors. I plan on replacing the water pump just because it is cheap. The motor compression was in the 95-100psi range on both cylinders. Any other things you guys can recommend that I look at/for?
I think I need to start by replacing all the fuel lines, and cleaning out the carburetors. I plan on replacing the water pump just because it is cheap. The motor compression was in the 95-100psi range on both cylinders. Any other things you guys can recommend that I look at/for?