how do you take a very old 5hp out board motor from storage?
hi i need help i don’t know much about outboard motors and my friend is giving me one for my jon boat but it has been stored for 8 years. what should i to get it running ( it does run but is there anything i have to do?
Buy a service manual – If you don’t want to pay new price then E-bay, Amazon have cheap second-hand ones, and your local library has many manuals in the technical section with a bit of luck.
Don’t use carby cleaner on a two-stroke. It removes all lubrication from the engine as it passes through and could damage it quite severely.
The advice to flush any old fuel out is good. If fuel has sat in a carby for that long you may find stripping the carby down at least is needed – a kit for the carby is cheap and ensures some bits and gaskets will be good. Fuel lines, pump (if any) and filters must be carefully checked – follow the directions in the Manual for these procedures and changing oil in the leg etc. There will be a whole section devoted to the water impellor. and cooling system maintenance – after this time the impellor will have some vanes bent over and will have much reduced flexibility – the procedure for changing this will be in the manual. Your biggest thing will be to make sure your tools are good – the bolts may not be keen to move on an old engine and the last thing you need are crap tools that damage fasteners rather than undoing them!
If you are not at all confident then you may need to use a workshop to service the engine fully – be aware that labour will be expensive for this if the engine requires a lot of messing about, so get a quote first just in case.
Good luck.