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Title: Outboard question
Post by: Gobble Doc on January 31, 2015, 10:23:12 PM: Got my 40 hp 4 stroke back from the shop. Carb rebuild. Took the cover off and noticed a tube that wasn't connected. Does this look right? Any chance it is supposed to be this way? Thoughts?
Title: Re: Outboard question
Post by: BigGoonTuna on February 01, 2015, 04:40:52 AM: that looks like possibly a carb bowl vent. it doesn't seem to have any marks like it had been attached to anything on that end.
Title: Re: Outboard question
Post by: rasbo on February 01, 2015, 04:42:45 AM: Quote from: BigGoonTuna on February 01, 2015, 04:40:52 AM
that looks like possibly a carb bowl vent. it doesn't seem to have any marks like it had been attached to anything on that end.
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Post by: Brad Harshman on February 01, 2015, 06:06:22 AM: That looks right. One way to test is and try to start it.
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Post by: Ridgeratt on February 01, 2015, 06:27:00 AM: I'd say carb vent as well. :hello:
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Post by: Gobble Doc on February 01, 2015, 12:42:58 PM: Great! Thanks for the collective wisdom.
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Post by: Gobble Doc on February 01, 2015, 12:45:39 PM: I did run it and there did not seem to be any change if I put my finger over the end. No vacuum. No pressure. No change in engine if it was covered or not.
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Post by: wildmanoutdoors on February 01, 2015, 01:08:31 PM: Good to go!
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Post by: PolarBear on February 01, 2015, 01:15:21 PM: Drain for the carbs if they flood.
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Post by: lokidog on February 01, 2015, 02:32:28 PM: Make sure it is not connected to a built in pitot tube (speedometer). I had one of these in my Yamaha 150 that US Marine in Olympia did not bother to plug or tell me about. It took me about a year (and some rusted bolts and shift linkage) to figure out where the water was coming in from since it only sprayed when the engine was moving. :bash:
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Post by: Gobble Doc on February 01, 2015, 08:02:28 PM: Loki,
Thanks. I found the speedometer tube and it is plugged.
Title: Re: Outboard question
Post by: lokidog on February 01, 2015, 09:05:54 PM: Quote from: Gobble Doc on February 01, 2015, 08:02:28 PM
Loki,
Thanks. I found the speedometer tube and it is plugged.

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