bamaboatguy
New member
Hey guys,
I recently purchased a 2005 Nissan 18hp fourstroke from a lady who said that her grandfather passed away and she was clearing out . The barn was full of odds and ends and I stumbled across the outboard. It had a couple things that immediately made me question it, but for the $250 I paid for it, I thought I would take the risk. The engine was laid on the side with the cowling was removed and the spark plugs were missing. I pulled on the starter cord and held my finger over the plug holes and it seemed to move freely and make at least some compression. I was on the way home from work when I ran across the barn sell, so I threw the engine in the trunk of my car and drove home. I got home and pulled the cord (freely) a couple more times and now it seems locked up. I have pulled it at least 10-15 times freely before it locked up. I plan on tinkering with it over the next couple days, so I am curious what you guys recommend that I should do to complete testing to see if it is worth my time and money to get it going. I plan to start with the obvious compression test, but what else would you do to give her the once over. Thanks in advance!
I recently purchased a 2005 Nissan 18hp fourstroke from a lady who said that her grandfather passed away and she was clearing out . The barn was full of odds and ends and I stumbled across the outboard. It had a couple things that immediately made me question it, but for the $250 I paid for it, I thought I would take the risk. The engine was laid on the side with the cowling was removed and the spark plugs were missing. I pulled on the starter cord and held my finger over the plug holes and it seemed to move freely and make at least some compression. I was on the way home from work when I ran across the barn sell, so I threw the engine in the trunk of my car and drove home. I got home and pulled the cord (freely) a couple more times and now it seems locked up. I have pulled it at least 10-15 times freely before it locked up. I plan on tinkering with it over the next couple days, so I am curious what you guys recommend that I should do to complete testing to see if it is worth my time and money to get it going. I plan to start with the obvious compression test, but what else would you do to give her the once over. Thanks in advance!