Boat Care & Maintenance!, Boat Repairing!
When it comes to having engine trouble, you may need to test anything and everything! Even a poppet valve! Can You Run An Outboard Without A Poppet Valve? Yes, you can run the engine for a short period of time without the poppet valve for testing purposes. If you run...
Boat Care & Maintenance!, Educational
It’s not uncommon to want or need to run an outboard engine when it is on the trailer. At a marina on the hard, or lifted out of the water on a lift. So, Can You Run Your Outboard Out Of The Water? Yes, outboards are designed to use water to cool the engine. So...
Boat Care & Maintenance!, Educational
There are many times that people will intentionally run their outboard engine out of gas. Is this a bad thing? Running a two-stroke engine out of gas can damage the engine. Running a four-stroke engine out of gas in most cases will not cause any damage. But there are...
Boat Care & Maintenance!, Boat Repairing!
If you have a Yamaha, or any outboard for that matter. You might be wondering what kind of VST problems you could come across. Yamaha Outboard VST Problems? The most common VST problems include an empty VST, a failed High Pressure Pump, a dirty VST Filter, dirty High...
Boat Care & Maintenance!, Boat Repairing!
Head gaskets are as old of an item on a combustion engine, as the engine itself! But if they fail, it could be catastrophic! What Are The Signs Of A Bad Outboard Head Gasket? A bad outboard head gasket will usually result in a rough running condition, water in the...
Boat Care & Maintenance!, Boat Repairing!
Having proper control over your boat and the engine is vital to the safety of you and everyone on your boat! So if it’s hard to shift, that’s a problem! Outboard Shifting Hard & Outboard Shifting Problems! Hard outboard shifting is a result of a gear...
