How To Dry Out Engine?
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Printed Date: November-27-2024 at 10:49am
Topic: How To Dry Out Engine?
Posted By: SkiLew
Subject: How To Dry Out Engine?
Date Posted: August-03-2006 at 10:50pm
Not a good day at skilew's house. I had to send the kids indoors as I was going to have to make a heafty payment to the cuss box, as I kicked the cat, and threw a tool or two.
Today I went to clean out my tank vent line due to a nest of dirt daubers and I accidentally got the fuel line instead of the vent line. I was attempting to wash out the vent line from the tank to the outside vent. Well as I attached a high pressure hose end on what I thought was the vent line it turned out to be the fuel line. So I got a fuel line and carburetor full of water before I realized my error.
So what is the best way to dry out my engine. Is it possible that I also got water in the engine or just the fuel line and carb?
Do I need to remove my carb to try and drain the water out?
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Lew
skilew77@yahoo.com
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Posted By: Tim D
Date Posted: August-03-2006 at 11:45pm
Take the carb off and take one of the bottom bolt/screws off the bowl and let it drain out. Disconnect the fuel line and blow it out with air. If you think some water got in the intake, take the spark plugs out and spin it over for several revolutions. Put some rubbing alchohol in the gas tank.
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Tim D
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Posted By: stang72
Date Posted: August-03-2006 at 11:49pm
Skilew...I commend you for the removal of the children and the cat should have known better...
Tims suggestions sound good to me!
Good luck!
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stang
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Posted By: SkiLew
Date Posted: August-04-2006 at 6:21pm
The cat had it comming. After finding fur balls and useing it with the other local cats as a brothel hangout!
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Lew
skilew77@yahoo.com
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Posted By: The Dude
Date Posted: August-04-2006 at 7:35pm
Lew, I also commend you for confessing your error here. That took some confidence.
I once dropped my boat on the pavement at the ramp. I'm not sure I feel better confessing it though.
Two good things about it: the boat wasn't damaged much, and it wasn't a CC.
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Mullet Free since 93
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Posted By: jbear
Date Posted: August-04-2006 at 10:18pm
Dude; If ya gotta drop your boat on the ramp (very entertaining to other boaters I might add) it is only good that it was not a C/C.
What wrong with Mullets? They go great with Hollywoods dudes.
john
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