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Free Yacht Chapter 4: Outboard Motor Mutilates Foot

Step 4Fire it Up

Fire it Up
I clamped a board in the vice, clamped the motor to that, mixed some gas with two-stroke oil, put that in the motor, opened the gas valve,
closed the choke plate, wrapped the pull rope around the flywheel, pulled it, and it fired right up.
Loud and smoky!
Next step: run it in a barrel and see if the waterpump works and the motor doesn't overheat.
Erich Brandeau helps me out with some water.
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Tim Anderson is the author of the "Heirloom Technology" column in Make Magazine. He is co-founder of www.zcorp.com, manufacturers of "3D Printer" output devices. His detailed drawings of traditional ...
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