Round and round and Round

In front of Jakes landing on D'Arbonne That was me running the boat in circles after the last round of repairs ... the motor cranked so easy it was frightening --- but I wanted to run it close to 45 minutes and get up on step several times before I left the area to fish... The motor died once and I had failed to open the vent. Happy with the motor I ran down in front of the old State Park and tied to a Channel Marker --- I put 7 legal size Cats in the Ice chest in about an hour. When I tried to Restart the Motor it would not keep running. But I did not find that out until the Boat was untied ..... I dropped Anchor in the middle of the channel and waited for what seemed like an hour --- When help arrived to tow me back to the landing my Anchor rope broke leaving the anchor on the Bottom of the Channel ... I got to fish --- and made it home .... I wonder if I ran out of Gas -- Naw , cant get that luckey. :banghead

Oh what a day! Sorry to hear about the boat and anchor problems Mr. Larry. 7 cats isn't a great prize for the trouble, but better than a poke in the eye, right? :)

I've been both the towed and tower over the years and know what it's like. At least you got some fish.

I'm sorry to hear that Mr. Larry [emoji853]

Sent from my SM-G960U using Tapatalk

Thanks Guys --- My goal was to run the Engine , Enough fish for supper was a bonus... I just hooked up the Charger and looked in the Tank. I might have used a Gallon of fuel but there was still 1/2 a tank

7 cats was the prize. Now go get a nother motor.


Sent from my iPhone using Crappie.com Fishing mobile app

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by fishervet

7 cats was the prize. Now go get a nother motor.


Sent from my iPhone using Crappie.com Fishing mobile app

---

I am with fishervet. Mr. Larry, I believe you stated in a previous post that your wife gave you her blessings on a new motor. It just might be time to cash in those blessings. :biggrin

:banghead The tank still had 3 gallons of Fuel --- The new type strainer on the Motor had some little Trash in the Bottom of the bowl ...The screen is so fine it is almost like a filter for the Coffee Pot... I emptied the fuel tank and strained the gas and the tank only had a couple of drops of water and a half teaspoon of Trash ---- now the tank is clean. When I removed the Carb and Cleaned the last few times the Jets will not come out... It might have fine trash between the Jet and the Pin hole that the Fuel enters the Throat. I kind of hate the thought of the cost of another Motor.. At 70 years young I would have to fish every day for years to pay off... A new Carburetor would be cheaper if those jets wont come out

Before you go to the expense of a new carb. give this a try. It is a product made by Berryman it s called Carb and Parts Cleaner, comes in a gal can with a basket for the parts. After you disasemble the carb soak over night then spray clean parts with B12 chemtool, using the little red tube that fits in the spray nozzle. Make sure you get a flow through in both directions on every tiny hole you see. Try a light tap then get the jet to turn, tighten it down and count revolutions so you know were to reset the jet. Also ware Eye and Mouth protection trust me on this caution I learned the hard way. Good Luck

At 70 years young....just go get a new motor and enjoy yourself.

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G891A using Crappie.com Fishing mobile app

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by "G"

At 70 years young....just go get a new motor and enjoy yourself.

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G891A using Crappie.com Fishing mobile app

---

I think G makes a great point!


Sent from my iPhone using Crappie.com Fishing mobile app

I got out that new $45 impact screwdriver and placed the Carb between my feet and removed the Jets and it was Crud City ... Cleaned the crud out and used Tip Cleaners used on Cutting Torch tips to remove everything from Pin holes and blew everything out before reassembly.... I do not know why it ran that good before It died, I did wash it out first I watched U-Tube how Sea Foam made a motor that would hardly run start running better until everything smoothed out and preform very good on the water.. One thing I did learn there was to slide a rag under things in the motor.. if a bolt or screw is dropped it can be found easily and no lost parts Cleaned the plugs also

After this next round of Rain I will be doing donuts on D'Arbonne again but earlier in the day.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Fish on Line

:banghead At 70 years young I would have to fish every day for years to pay off.

---

Sounds like you need to get a new motor sooner than later and get to fishing then!

Good luck


Sent from my iPhone using Crappie.com Fishing mobile app

Well it is running again in the Yard. I picked up two cans of sea Foam at Auto Zone. Instead of $12 they were on sale for $8 --- I saved $8 by buying Two - and Another Pre- Fuel Filter ... Even though it has a new one on now I am not ready for another Breakdown ... The Four Stroke that pulled me in Sho runs Quiet

Good luck with it

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G891A using Crappie.com Fishing mobile app

Wish I was closer to come and help. It sounds to me it could be as simple as a bad connection on a hose. What make and model is it. And how is the fuel tank connected to the engine.

My dads yamaha did the same type thing and it was the hose connection from the tank to the engine. When it was cold the o-ring would seal and from being in the sun or just heat from the motor it would loose prime while sitting. Could crank it and run just enough to think it was good, but die when you throttle it up. I had to replace the o-ring and ziptied the connection together so it would be a 100% square connection.

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G891A using Tapatalk

My original trouble all started with the boat not being used for about 5 years ,, as I was fishing with my brother in his Boat... The fuel lines deteriorated internally and varnish and sludge built up bad. The Tank was cleaned out and new fuel lines replaced The old Fuel was black . The Carb was cleaned as best as possible because the Jets would not break loose to clean out correctly. The motor has a inline filter with a sediment bowl ... The screen was damaged from someone cleaning Previously was full of trash even though the lines had been replaced but allowed gunk to get back into the carb.. But with the jets still firmly in place. The motor ran good for about an hour then would not crank. when it did start it would not run.. the primer bulb was always firm so it was getting fuel ----- Even though the tank had been emptied the new fuel had broken loose gunk that got past the filters and trash was in all the wrong places ... The jets finally removed there was loads of trash below those jets ... A lot of it was rust particles from the original fuel filter that would not dissolve in Cleaner... Emptying the tank into a clean 5 Gal bucket and proper rinsing there is no more trash - New lines , Filters, and the separator replaced with a different type screen every thing should be right now ..

Well I hope all that works. Some times when the engune runs impropperly it is harder to figure out than when it doesnt run at all. The fact that it did run for a while and then didnt is what leads me to what i said earlier. The fuel line did not loose prime but from the engine fuel connector to the carb might have. After you fished, how long would it run when it cranked?


Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G891A using Tapatalk

About 15 seconds --- Put on the new fuel filter bought yesterday and ran the motor a little over a half hour and started without issue .. The filter removed had trash in the gas when pored into a pan. it was trapped before the tank was cleaned..

Time to go fishing

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G891A using Crappie.com Fishing mobile app