Hi folks,
I'm going to be as thorough as possible in giving this post as most background information as possible. I've explored many avenues, and searched far and wide on the Youtube and Google for the obvious answers on this issue; needless to say I've come up short. I am therefore looking for and grateful for the infinite wisdom of all of you who may either have experience with this specific motor or the older 2-stroke outboards (as it is my understanding they're a pretty basic gig when it comes to a motor?)
Early May 2017, I purchased a bass tracker equipped with the above mentioned motor.
While an in-lake test was not done, a 55gal drum test was done (@ high rpms, in gear and out). There existed no issues.
First use (or two/three) - Noticed there were two small transom welds that had cracked and therefore made decision to not operate the boat at a high rpm (defined over, say, 2000, maybe 2500rpm. It performed well for the short duration of motor-use (as I was mostly trolling with an electric unit, not needing much boat motor).
After the boat stalling out at idle RPMs (or just above) the boat would cut out and shut off- I noticed there was a "hairline fracture" in the Carb Diaphragm (a Blue cap that connects fuel line to the upper carb). This was causing me to lose fuel pressure and fuel to flow out. I took it to the nearest shop it Waterbury, Dons Marine Center, to which he fixed it, pat me on the back, and said she's good for a few years- take care of it.
June 2017 - After gaining a little more confidence in the transoms structural integrity, I took a couple people out fishing and decided, lets get to the spot sooner than later. This would be the first time I pushed the motor past prior-stated RPMs. After sitting at the spot and fishing for an hour, the boat starts-up, and idles fine. Upon putting it "well in gear", it starts to putter, barely sustaining itself. This occurs for the first fifteen-twenty minutes of a thirty minutes trip back to shore. I called the mechanic and we ruled out things like gas/air mixture screws, as if it were that, it would be a consistent issue.
July (and through august) 2017 - Im highly discouraged. I took time off of working on it and it sat for a while (with the same tank of gas, might I add). I tried carb cleaner for the first time. Spend 30 minutes blasting the motor and running it. I got it back on the water and I'm surprised to find out that my boat would never put as low as it did that day in June. Instead it would max out at about 8-10 mph, with the occasional 12 mph, to which at that point it would bog itself down (but NOT stall out) until I pulled the throttle back and it could "process" it.
Somewhere along this journey I Seafoamed the motor via fuel mixture and for one time and one time only that boat hopped right up on a plane and performed beautifully... but it literally only lasted two minutes, if that.
I checked- Spark, Sparkplugs, Compression, Possible burnt fuses, Pinched fuel lines, Loose connections, Other leaks in fuel line, Exhaust build up of carbon deposits
Thank you for your time! Greatly appreciate any and all knowledge
Greg
I'm going to be as thorough as possible in giving this post as most background information as possible. I've explored many avenues, and searched far and wide on the Youtube and Google for the obvious answers on this issue; needless to say I've come up short. I am therefore looking for and grateful for the infinite wisdom of all of you who may either have experience with this specific motor or the older 2-stroke outboards (as it is my understanding they're a pretty basic gig when it comes to a motor?)
Early May 2017, I purchased a bass tracker equipped with the above mentioned motor.
While an in-lake test was not done, a 55gal drum test was done (@ high rpms, in gear and out). There existed no issues.
First use (or two/three) - Noticed there were two small transom welds that had cracked and therefore made decision to not operate the boat at a high rpm (defined over, say, 2000, maybe 2500rpm. It performed well for the short duration of motor-use (as I was mostly trolling with an electric unit, not needing much boat motor).
After the boat stalling out at idle RPMs (or just above) the boat would cut out and shut off- I noticed there was a "hairline fracture" in the Carb Diaphragm (a Blue cap that connects fuel line to the upper carb). This was causing me to lose fuel pressure and fuel to flow out. I took it to the nearest shop it Waterbury, Dons Marine Center, to which he fixed it, pat me on the back, and said she's good for a few years- take care of it.
June 2017 - After gaining a little more confidence in the transoms structural integrity, I took a couple people out fishing and decided, lets get to the spot sooner than later. This would be the first time I pushed the motor past prior-stated RPMs. After sitting at the spot and fishing for an hour, the boat starts-up, and idles fine. Upon putting it "well in gear", it starts to putter, barely sustaining itself. This occurs for the first fifteen-twenty minutes of a thirty minutes trip back to shore. I called the mechanic and we ruled out things like gas/air mixture screws, as if it were that, it would be a consistent issue.
July (and through august) 2017 - Im highly discouraged. I took time off of working on it and it sat for a while (with the same tank of gas, might I add). I tried carb cleaner for the first time. Spend 30 minutes blasting the motor and running it. I got it back on the water and I'm surprised to find out that my boat would never put as low as it did that day in June. Instead it would max out at about 8-10 mph, with the occasional 12 mph, to which at that point it would bog itself down (but NOT stall out) until I pulled the throttle back and it could "process" it.
Somewhere along this journey I Seafoamed the motor via fuel mixture and for one time and one time only that boat hopped right up on a plane and performed beautifully... but it literally only lasted two minutes, if that.
I checked- Spark, Sparkplugs, Compression, Possible burnt fuses, Pinched fuel lines, Loose connections, Other leaks in fuel line, Exhaust build up of carbon deposits
Thank you for your time! Greatly appreciate any and all knowledge
Greg