Wind flipped my dinghy today (with engine attached)

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matt_unique

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Well today after a nice day on the water I returned to my mooring to find my dinghy upside down. Fortunately the engine was still attached.

I have rescued this engine from a submersion once before but we'll see about this time. It could have been upside down for hours.

When I got home I hosed everything off with fresh water, turned it upside down to empty the tank, removed the plug, dried it off, etc. I can get it to run for a few seconds with fuel directly poured into the cylinder but she dies as soon as that is burned off. I pulled it about 3000 times without the fuel in the cylinder and no joy. Right now I'm just letting it sit (I sprayed the engine engine down with Corrosion Block).

Any other suggestions?

Thanks
 
Take the carb off and clean it thoroughly. I bought a motor that was submerged, and the carbs not thoroughly disassembled and cleaned, and had to buy all new carbs(4). Especially salt water will freeze up everything. Also, clean the manifold and thoroughly was out the water. If it is a 4 stroke, change the oil. Ron
 
That happened to me once and mine started on try number 3002. Oh well. Too late now.

Sorry for your troubles.
 
If it just happened today aren't to suppose to submerge the motor in a barrel of fresh water and let it sit to get the salt out.Not sure for how long though. Thought i read that somewhere. Tug
 
I had a friend borrow a gas pressure washer it fell into his pool he pulled it out and told me about it the next day he thought he was going to buy a new one
I drained out the gas and oil then put in some light oil (mobil1 )into the spark plug pulled it a few times to lubricate the cylinder walls then put all new oil and gas into it and it's been running for the last 4yrs no problems

I had a friend drop an eng of his boat in the gulf and he brought it back and put diesel oil through it and pulled it a few times then changed oil and new gas and it runs fine I guess it depends how long it has been in salt water and if you cleen it right away Good Luck
 
Well I rinsed everything as I mentioned, drained the gas, added fuel directly into the cylinder, etc. It would sputter for a few seconds then stop once the fuel was gone in the cylinder.

Today I drained the carb bowl and clean out crystallized salt. I was able to get it to fire up and run without adding fuel to the cylinder but only for 10 seconds at a time. Still - a sign of life!

Will keep working on it....
 
Matt, try carb cleaner (gum cutter). Take off the air cleaner and spray directly in the carb as you start it. It works somewhat like ether and will keep it running, hopefully until it's clean.

Charlie
 
Matt, the top boat engine mechanic up here gets that question all the time due to the frequency of similar events. His comments are that you need to drain all fluids, put in new fluids, change plugs, clean carbs then run the motor for at least a half hour to an hour. Drain/change fluids again and then use the motor as much as possible. His comment is that lack of use is what does most motors in.
 
Well I continued to get signs of life but she would not stay running. Last night I took off the carb and blew air through every orifice. I also added dry gas a few days ago.

The combination of efforts seemed to have resolved the issues. I was able to keep her running last night for as long as I wanted. The real test will be under load on the water.

I will begin removing my dinghy engine and carrying it aboard Napoleon. The wind flipped my dinghy a second time a few days after the first. (Though the engine was of course at home in the shed so no harm).

Thanks for the suggestions - it seems to be running again!
 
sounds like a sure case of vanillism, all of which is covered by your boat policy. can you say, new outboard!
ok, don't really do that because, can you say, i'm going to jail!
good luck
pat
 
patrick and linda":1owima61 said:
sounds like a sure case of vanillism, all of which is covered by your boat policy. can you say, new outboard!
ok, don't really do that because, can you say, i'm going to jail!
good luck
pat
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va·nil·lism (v-nlzm)
n.
1. Irritation of the skin, nasal mucous membrane, and conjunctiva, sometimes seen in people who work with vanilla.
2. Infestation of the skin by sarcoptic mites found in vanilla pods.

I learn something new everyday on this site.
 
sorry roger,
you got me. sometimes my mind goes quicker than my fingers on the keyboard. in teh futeru il'l tri to gte ti rgiht.
bset regrads,
pta

vandalism, the act of destroying what doesn't belong to you, without the owners permission
 
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