Re: [omc-boats] Servicing of Outboard Motors

Joe,

You buy a set of motor flush thingies commonly called muffs that fasten to a
garden hose and around the lower unit of your motor. Bass Pro Shop has them
very reasonable

http://www.basspro.com/servlet/catalog.TextId?hvarTextId=45219&hvarDept=200&hvarEvent=&hvarClassCode=2&hvarSubCode=6&hvarTarget=browse

Glenn

----- Original Message -----
From: "Joe McGill" <jmcgill89@...>
To: <omc-boats@...>
Sent: Tuesday, July 27, 2004 7:21 PM
Subject: [omc-boats] Servicing of Outboard Motors

> As a newbie, my first question would probably revolve around how one goes
> about servicing a Johnson or Evinrude outboard motor. I picked up a circa
> 1968 service manual, and was surprised to see some very simplistic
> procedures. However, I got a bit scared when looking at the section on
the
> distributor.
>
> When you're setting RPMs, etc, I'm guessing the motor has to be in some
kind
> of water to keep it from overheating. If you're not on a lake or river,
do
> you just put it in a big drum of water?
>
> Thanks for any info.
>
> Joe
>
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Received on Tuesday, 27 July 2004