aarcuda69062

Still doesn't make any sense.

What does a service writer have to do with whether or not the
parts department will sell you the clips?

bob la londe

Getting OT here, but carb problems are universal on any outboard that
doesn't see much use. I've got two carbed Mercs and I've owned two fuel
injected Mercs. The fuelies never had any problems with fuel systems. The
carbed motors need to have the carbs drained or the engines run atleast
every couple weeks. Same with Evinrudes. I was referring to more serious
issues.

Another thing I had a Merc tech tell me. Even with only short periods of in
activity you should park your boat with the carbed motor tilted down. If
you store/park it with motor tilted up the carbs will tend to leak out a
little bit leaving more air in carb causing fuel to evaporate faster and
therefore gum up faster.

From everything I am hearing with current production motors the way to go is
with an Evirude E-Tech HO. Power, reliability, long warranty, and virtually
no break-in period needed.

P.S. The truth on that break-in period is if you run WOT for longer than
would be recomedded on an engine with a normal breakin period the computer
will cut power on you until you have more than X (not sure how many) hours
on the motor. Its actually pretty cool. You can open her up for short
periods as soon as you fire it up for short periods.


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bob la londe

Getting OT here, but carb problems are universal on any outboard that
doesn't see much use. I've got two carbed Mercs and I've owned two fuel
injected Mercs. The fuelies never had any problems with fuel systems. The
carbed motors need to have the carbs drained or the engines run atleast
every couple weeks. Same with Evinrudes. I was referring to more serious
issues.

Another thing I had a Merc tech tell me. Even with only short periods of in
activity you should park your boat with the carbed motor tilted down. If
you store/park it with motor tilted up the carbs will tend to leak out a
little bit leaving more air in carb causing fuel to evaporate faster and
therefore gum up faster.

From everything I am hearing with current production motors the way to go is
with an Evirude E-Tech HO. Power, reliability, long warranty, and virtually
no break-in period needed.

P.S. The truth on that break-in period is if you run WOT for longer than
would be recomedded on an engine with a normal breakin period the computer
will cut power on you until you have more than X (not sure how many) hours
on the motor. Its actually pretty cool. You can open her up for short
periods as soon as you fire it up for short periods.


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whitelightning

Maybe OT but many boat, so useful info. My biggest beef with the rude is
the "epoxy" plugs
in the fuel runs, you cant soak the damn things in cleaner. Granted its been
awhile since I owned a Merc, my last one was a '59 75hp on a 18' Highlander
runabout. The newest one in the family was a '73 on my grandfathers 16'
molded plywood hull Dumphy runabout. I went into the service shortly after
that and he retired while is was overseas, but the merc moved to his
personal boat and he had it till he died. My favorite was the "green" merc
tornado my grandfather hotrodded for me and put on a 12' hydroplane he built
for me to race on lakes in the Adirondacks. He ran a small boat livery and
had a mix of everything. The Johnsons were the hardest starting, the rudes
had carb problems. He had a Chrysler 9.5 hp electrostrat on a 14' sears
aluminum. Heck we even had a 40 hp Scott, that beast with a four blade prop
on a 16' runabout would pull 4 adult skiers. The rude I have now is a 55 hp
on a 16' customcraft bass boat, bought used. Nice platform to fish, very
stable with kids on board, lakes here are small so its adequate. Just the
carbs are a constant aggravation. We "fog" them everytime its put up, which
has helped a lot, but we never wait to get to the lake to fire her up, its
embarrassing to be dockside and the damn thing wont start, or starts and
then wont barely run more than an idle.
On the store/park, every manufacturer recommended long storage or parking
engines stored level, not tilted up.
The next engine will be fuelly, and black motors rev higher

Whitelightning

william r. walsh

Hi!


I think the original poster wants to get the clips as a warranty part (no
cost to him, hopefully) and do the installation himself. Perhaps the two
concepts are incompatible. I suppose that the dealership won't provide these
parts under the warranty for liability reasons, and maybe because they
simply can't do it.

That wouldn't stop anyone from buying these outright (it's been mentioned in
this thread that the parts are sold elsewhere) but then it's your expense.

William

bob la londe

I got a black motor (2004 225 Optimax (not XS)) and it revs to about 5800.
Any higher and it shuts off. Its my understanding that the XS and HO will
both turn safely over 6500, but so will the Yamaha HPDI.


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