01-20-2004, 08:47 PM
Hey guys,
Thanks everyone for the quick responses.
I am pretty mechanically inclined, the problem I have/had was not knowing anything whatsoever about an outboard motor other than how to start and run it.
I called my buddy and the motor is older than I thought. It's 14 years old or around there. It's barely scratched though and he re-iterated it has less than 5 total hours on it. I still have to get a gas tank for it and a fuel line as well, and I'm gonna change the lower gear oil, pull the spark plug and do the WD-40 lube and then try'n start it. If I don't see water being pumped I'll kill it immediately. If it is being pumped I'll monitor it for a while to make sure it's gonna keep pumping water and then hopefully call it ok. I think that should cover it. If I missed anything let me know, 'cause I won't be able to actually get to it until tonight or maybe tomarrow.
I wanted to make sure I understood Danzilla right on the impellor. If I start it and it pumps a steady stream of water, then I'll run it for say 20 - 30 mins. If it pumps water that long then I'll be able to say the impellor is good, right? I'm pretty sure that's what you said, but I'm careful and since this could potentially ruin the engine, I want to make real sure I understood you correctly.
Thanks again everyone,
Mark
ps. Danzilla I just did a search and I can't find out which company made my motor. I need to know for the gas line. I pulled the top and it says:
Model 217 586614
Serial 78004766
I was hoping you might be able to tell me which company made the motor from those numbers.
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Thanks everyone for the quick responses.
I am pretty mechanically inclined, the problem I have/had was not knowing anything whatsoever about an outboard motor other than how to start and run it.
I called my buddy and the motor is older than I thought. It's 14 years old or around there. It's barely scratched though and he re-iterated it has less than 5 total hours on it. I still have to get a gas tank for it and a fuel line as well, and I'm gonna change the lower gear oil, pull the spark plug and do the WD-40 lube and then try'n start it. If I don't see water being pumped I'll kill it immediately. If it is being pumped I'll monitor it for a while to make sure it's gonna keep pumping water and then hopefully call it ok. I think that should cover it. If I missed anything let me know, 'cause I won't be able to actually get to it until tonight or maybe tomarrow.
I wanted to make sure I understood Danzilla right on the impellor. If I start it and it pumps a steady stream of water, then I'll run it for say 20 - 30 mins. If it pumps water that long then I'll be able to say the impellor is good, right? I'm pretty sure that's what you said, but I'm careful and since this could potentially ruin the engine, I want to make real sure I understood you correctly.
Thanks again everyone,
Mark
ps. Danzilla I just did a search and I can't find out which company made my motor. I need to know for the gas line. I pulled the top and it says:
Model 217 586614
Serial 78004766
I was hoping you might be able to tell me which company made the motor from those numbers.
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