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Certainly cheaper than a 4stroke to own and maintain.
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2 hours ago, noelm said:
Off topic somewhat, but, many years ago I had a go cart with two Victa engines, one going in opposite rotation, I modified the points cam and the intake port to allow one to rotate in the opposite direction. Originally I had one driving each wheel but it wasn’t quite as efficient as the two engines driving a single wheel via sprockets on the axle. Where I worked for years was also a really big mower repair shop, I actually did factory training at Victa in Milperra many years ago, along with OMC outboard training at Bankstown. Quite a varied lot for a TV repairman….
edit…..when the G4 carby (the plastic one) came out on the Victa I was one of the very few that grasped its operation early on, and ran some local training for others who hated them at first.
I’m doing a G4 carby rebuild tomorrow on father in-laws mower.
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1 hour ago, XD351 said:
My mate had a small savage with a 18hp blue band merc on it that sat in his yard for at least 5 years - it sat there that long the wheels sank into the ground and rotted off ! It was never drained , never started and all he did was flush the tank out and fill with fresh fuel , prime it up , gave it a few pulls on the starter and it fired up and ran like a clock . I must say that little merc was reliable as he never had one problem with it and the only thing bad about it was it was the noisiest outboard i have ever heard - 3/4 throttle and you couldn’t hear yourself think !
I started out working in a mower shop in the mid 80s reconditioning victa mowers and the only ones that had any varnish build up were the very old mowers like 18 specials that had sat under someones house for thirty years and i think the cause was the oil of the day - castor oil .I know the motor well as I had a mercury 18hp blue band too.
42 minutes ago, noelm said:Love working on mowers years ago.
I currently have 23 mowers so you can say I know my way around them.Love the cylinders, victa full crank and twins.
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56 minutes ago, Bryant fish said:
Fab how long are you leaving fuel in the boat just a few months?
Yes,I’ll probably use it fairly often now but yes it has been a few months.
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7 hours ago, frankS said:
One of my trailers is fitted with one and I have never used it. towed the boat all over NSW up and down the coast for thousands of miles and never had an issue with it.
Got the trailer 2nd hand many years ago and although I have re-built the rear end of the trailer the draw bar with the swing away section has never been touched. The trailer also has a beach launch drawbar fitted when needed, that also has not been used.
Frank
Cheers mate I’ll buy and fit one when the time comes.
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I’ve worked on hundreds of carbs on anything from bikes,boats,garden gear etc and out of all those times probably came across a carby that was gummed up twice.I know for a fact some of them hadn’t run for a decade or more with petrol that was that old in them and ran just by draining bowl and fresh fuel and some new dry rotted fuel lines replaced.
I can tell you know that those guys that tell you if you leave fuel in a carby for a month,2 months,3 months…the fuel will evaporate and the carby will gum up are full of it.I’ve had fuel in my boats carb for probably a year or more now (I got lazy and didn’t fire it up every month or so) and I just stripped the carb and it was spotless, yes Spotless!!
The fuel was old that’s it.
Believe it or not it’s up to you.
Never run any carb dry on anything and if you don’t use it for a period of time fire it up periodically to get things circulating and preferably either A put stabiliser in(Apparently) it helps keep fuel fresh for a year or dump it out every few months into garden gear,etc and renew.
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6 minutes ago, noelm said:
Lots of them on imported US trailers on some big boats…it’s quite a simple system, probably better being designed from new, but after market ones are good. When you look at trailers, some are very cheaply made, but they just keep going. Most couplings are just held on with two bolts, and never seen one fail..
I’ll get something like this.
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59 minutes ago, JustJames said:
Never used one, but not a fan. Apart from the physical, structural issues you raised, it's another element where human error can creep in.
True.
50 minutes ago, noelm said:Lots of them in use, and I have never heard of a failure, has anyone ever heard of one breaking?
I need to get out more I’ve never seen one in real life.one thing I do know is they’ve doubled in price since I looked only 3-4yrs ago.
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I’m looking at swing away drawbars I’ve been thinking about for a long time and finally really need as I’m short on space about half a meter for what I need to do.
I don’t like the idea of cutting trailer section off and the hinge they have (added flex/wear points) but I don’t have any other option to get the half meter or so I need.
Cheers.
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Lovely work fellas.
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12 minutes ago, dunc333 said:
i listen to fully qualifed marine engineers half of them call it snake oil and the other half say it only works with fresh fuel and it will make the fuel last a bit longer before going off .it defintley does not bring old fuel back to life .my opinion is i dont reckon it would hurt your baby if used . the other thing they used to say top your tanks up after use now the experts say dont top it up till your ready to use the boat again which i do and ive never had a problem touch wood or my head lol cheers dunc333
You don’t want to know my thoughts on most “fully qualified engineers mate” I know and have met.
As for everything I’ve ever done in my life i ask the questions, listen to or read replies, don’t take anything that’s said as gospel and then finely find out for myself and make the final conclusion on weather it works or not.Cheers.
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Here goes nothing.I have my boat running perfect and know there’s nothing wrong with anything on motor or fuel related as I stripped, checked, cleaned and adjusted everything now.I’ll be out next week.
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5 hours ago, Bryant fish said:
Fab 2 strokes are very basic engines I wouldn’t be too concerned
I know.Basic engines will still run bad with crap fuel.
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37 minutes ago, Bryant fish said:
Go fishing more
There’s always one in every crowd.😂
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I guess it’s like reading restaurant reviews.Make your own decision when you’ve tried it yourself.Will buy some and give it a go and make my own conclusion I guess.Thanks for the comments.
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14 hours ago, BaitDropper said:
It's that '' Contentious '' Topic.. Fuel stabilizers..
One of the biggest misconceptions I hear, is adding fuel stabilizer to old fuel, thinking it will return itself to its former glory..
I've listened and heard, over the years, from many so called experts, some being in the industry itself, ALL had differing views and evidence to back there so called technical claims. A big issue in my opinion, is how old the fuel is when you purchase it at the bowser, It's certainly not refined the day before the tanker arrives at the petrol station. I know plenty of people that swear by stabilizers, been using the product for decades without issue, added immediately after petrol purchase, then there are others, which Is the category that I fall into, that don't use a fuel Stabilizer and have also never had any issues. BUT, I do run with the 12 month rule on my important 4 stroke engines, the rest, ie, generator, whipper snipper, mulcher, all have fuel in it that is way older than 12 months and again, I have no issues with them. I can tell you how long before fuel will turn into a varnished mess inside of a carburetor !! and that's way longer than 12 months 😁 ask me how I know that 😆..
Best advice I can offer, from my own experiences, is to plan the amount of fuel volume you fill with, my 12 month rule has never caused issues, I also personally don't see an issue with half a tank of 12 month old fuel, filled up with fresh stuff, then off you go.. It's your call really, Just be sensible about the age of the fuel, in relation to the cost of the specific engine. If you wanted to add a fuel Stabilizer to fresh fuel, I say give it a go, it can't hurt, but take what you read from the so called '' Experts in the industry '' with a grain of salt, just experiment with it and form your own opinion or strategy from there..
Only last month, I fired up a 3kva Honda generator, which hadn't been started for 18 months since we moved up here, the fuel is over 4 years old, Go figure !!
I am talking about adding stabiliser to a full tank of fresh fuel/oil mix to clarify.
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You got out there’s and had a crack.Night fishing would by my preference in heat like we’ve been having and save the daytime for lounging around in the pool cracking coldies.You end up like a fried egg in summer on boats my hat goes off to those that put up with it.
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Anyone used/using fuel stabilisers in their fuel and what is your experience with it?
I want to start using it in my premix outboard fuel instead of tipping fuel into mowers etc.
cheers.
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Give them to the braindead muppets a few houses up from me to add to their New Years Eve firework collection.
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Come fishing with me.You won’t have to worry about any fish keeping rules EVER.We can both say to the officers at the same time…..”No officer, we haven’t caught anything”.But we do have a lot of bait.
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Mine make a great cat bed, clothes line, horse blanket shelf, lucerne bail shelf, saddle shelf, the anchor well is great for holding all your odds and ends of horse bits and pieces and whatever. The mrs can think of.
Only thing mine on it is my undies hanging from the rod holder when mrs does the washing.
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12 hours ago, XD351 said:
Only the thermostat had to be replaced - the rest was done at the last service at my request. Considering it was only the second service it has ever had I thought a bit of tlc was fair considering it’s loyal service .
Had a good innings mate.12yrs worth.
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I seriously need an spec savers visit.I read the post as cleaning marnies carpet.I thought this will be good.
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48 minutes ago, XD351 said:
My yammie is still going strong after 20yrs and only cost me water pump, plugs, thermostat and the rubber boot on the cut out switch.
So you’ve basically replaced everything in 20 yrs?I’d be filthy.😂😂
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And they would of said it like it’s loose change.