In a message dated 4/9/99 11:57:14 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
dfarrell@ridgecrest.ca.us writes:
<< Pull the shroud(s) and thoroughly rinse everything reachable on the motor
with fresh water. Empty the fuel tank and carburetor. Drain the lower
endand refill.
>>
comment:
No need to drain lower unit. Water should not get in there even submerged
unless lower unit is leaking....
<< If the engine was not running when it was immersed, >>
Remove spark plugs
<<fill the cylinders with fresh water and pull the engine through _slowly_,
stopping if
any resistance is felt. Continue doing this with fresh water until the
water coming out of the plug holes doesn't taste salty (Taste - don't
swallow). Turn off the water supply and continue pullling the motor through
until you're not getting any water out of the cylinders. Back-flush the
muffler. >>
comment:
Drain carburator and fuel lines. Blow dry. Reassemble carburator. Spray WD40
into combustion chambers while cranking engine, Clean fuel tank and fill
with fresh fuel and oil at normal ratio if they also got submerged. Do not
change oil mix or plugs may foul
<<Put enough gas/oil mixture, (perhaps with some extra oil, in the tank to
run it a few minutes).>> I would not do this! This encourages plug fouling
and engine missing.
<<Clean and replace the plugs, put the motor in a water tank at least deep
enough to cover the water pump and attempt to start it. >>
comment:
Dry as much of the outside as you can and drain as much water as you can
before attempting to re-start engine.
Run only at low throttle. The purpose of this is to re-oil as much of the
fuel system and internal as possible, not to really test the engine. I
wouldn't run it for more than 10 or 15 minutes. >>
comment:
Once the engine starts, if it runs 10 - 15 minutes it will run forever... I
would run it for about an hour to heat it up enough so any water left inside
will evaporate.
The three times I've dunked motor in salt water (Once by turning the
Sovereign 13 upside down and the other time by a following wave coming
aboard) in salt water I followed amended procedure above and both engines
recovered nicely without dealership intervention. The third time motor was
running before a wave swamped it, it sucked salt water into hot motor and
never recovered. I finally sold it for parts...
The most important part is not to wait to flush and run engine. Do it quickly
after the dunking. Run the engine hot at less than half power in a tank until
all water evaporates from it (about 30 to 60 mins.)
Best
Solar Fry
P19 # 1028, "Elusive Margin"
Pompano Beach, FL
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