Water coming out of carb

[Larryrsf]

Originally Posted by Destroyer

Larry, I think your hearts in the right place,.... really I do. But I can cite you several examples where people here have made suggestions and you have downgraded or ignored them all. Not saying you're wrong or right, since you know more about your boat, engine and trailer than anyone else here. Just saying that sometimes it appears that you're not so much looking for advice as you are looking for a justification about something you're doing or have already done.

An example would be Thefermanator telling you not to run your engine until you did several things. But you just ignored the advice, threw in a can of carb cleaner and away you went. Now you may not know it, but he and Spareparts are marine engine mechanics. They do this stuff for a living. Others of us are carpenters, welders, engineers, electricians, plumbers, etc, etc. Well, you get the idea. There is a wealth of knowledge here, possessed by some of the most intelligent and downright nicest people I've ever met. When they say jump, the only question you should be asking is how high. And further, if you don't understand something they say, they will try with all of their might to explain the why's and wherefore's of what they are saying until you do understand it. I think that's what Smoke is referring to more than anything.

Please understand, we like having you here. Everyone is welcome and you're no exception. But if you don't intend to follow the advice you're given..... don't ask for it.

Fellas, I told everyone that I asked my CERTIFIED marine mechanic whether I should take it down to the Marina and run it all Summer. I asked whether it is ready for that? And he said it is, reminding me that the carbs should be rebuilt after the season.

I read advice here that had I followed it would have curtailed using the boat this Summer! If I did what some suggested, I would have stopped everything and worked on the engine, or in my case, just waited until a marine mechanic had time to rebuild the carbs. This is July. I would still be waiting.

So I took a calculated risk, a gamble. So far my mechanic, the guy who started that engine and did the exhaustive formal evaluation of its condition, has been right. It runs better all the time. Several others have said "put some hours on it" is the basic cure for years of idleness. Make sure it stays cool with a rebuilt water pump (I did that) and slightly more oil in the gas, and the best fuel conditioner in the fuel. I am doing all of that-- while using the boat this Summer!

So I was obliged to ignore some of the advice I read here. I know it was well-intentioned, but it didn't fit my situation. The theoretical best course may not be the most practical and cost-effective course for an old boat--in June with the whole Summer ahead.

BTW, I am a retired nuclear engineer, age 73. I was engineering crew on several nuclear subs starting with the Nautilus before I finished my nuclear engineering degrees. So even though I may not be very bright, nobody thinks I am stupid. I have a complete shop, enough tools to overhaul a car or a boat engine. I had a metal lathe and a milling machine for a while. I have invented and built prototypes of several things including a baseball pitching machine and a golf swing trainer. 35 years ago I bought an old boat with an Evinrude 75HP outboard on it. I bought the shop manuals and overhauled it myself. It ran! So this is really not my first rodeo.

Larry