Hi guys,
Fatih , from Turkey. Nice to meet you
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I bought my first outboard (Suzuki 6 HP, short shaft) a couple weeks ago and i ran it for the first time today.
I accidentally crashed it to the bottom soil and there is a little deformation on the edges of the blades(Deformations are about 0.1 inch). But after the crash i felt a very disturbing vibration. There are no outboard services around and all i can do is to take the propeller to a blacksmith. Do you think a blacksmith can fix the little deformations on that aluminum prop.? Is it possible that the shaft got out of balance?
I have a couple more beginner questions.
Let's say i mishandled the engine while transporting and some oil leaked out. What should i do? Should i just sweep it with a cloth and run the engine, or is that not enough?
On internet i read something like that : " If you will transport your outboard in horizontal position, you should get the cooling water out of the outboard. Otherwise water can leak from Exhaust Port to Cylinders." . Is that true? How do i get water out of the outboard? I thought that it already gets out when you hold it vertically outside of the water.
Thank you.
Fatih , from Turkey. Nice to meet you
.I bought my first outboard (Suzuki 6 HP, short shaft) a couple weeks ago and i ran it for the first time today.
I accidentally crashed it to the bottom soil and there is a little deformation on the edges of the blades(Deformations are about 0.1 inch). But after the crash i felt a very disturbing vibration. There are no outboard services around and all i can do is to take the propeller to a blacksmith. Do you think a blacksmith can fix the little deformations on that aluminum prop.? Is it possible that the shaft got out of balance?
I have a couple more beginner questions.
Let's say i mishandled the engine while transporting and some oil leaked out. What should i do? Should i just sweep it with a cloth and run the engine, or is that not enough?
On internet i read something like that : " If you will transport your outboard in horizontal position, you should get the cooling water out of the outboard. Otherwise water can leak from Exhaust Port to Cylinders." . Is that true? How do i get water out of the outboard? I thought that it already gets out when you hold it vertically outside of the water.
Thank you.
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