Comments on: Maintaining the Outboard Motor http://setsail.com/maintaining-the-outboard-motor/ A New Paradigm for Cruising Sat, 11 Feb 2012 12:58:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Craig http://setsail.com/maintaining-the-outboard-motor/comment-page-1/#comment-8424 Craig Sun, 05 Sep 2010 21:37:14 +0000 http://setsail.com/?p=440#comment-8424 Darryl, Some motors such as the older Johnson outboards have actually had a recall on them in years past due to a lack of air getting under the hood when it is closed. The remedy was actually to install a piece of pvc or other vent to supply air under the hood. If you look in some old marine scrap piles you will probably see examples of some of these old cowlings. I would suggest installing some type of vent or opening to allow the air to flow. Good Luck! Craig Darryl,

Some motors such as the older Johnson outboards have actually had a recall on them in years past due to a lack of air getting under the hood when it is closed. The remedy was actually to install a piece of pvc or other vent to supply air under the hood. If you look in some old marine scrap piles you will probably see examples of some of these old cowlings. I would suggest installing some type of vent or opening to allow the air to flow.

Good Luck!

Craig

]]> By: darryl http://setsail.com/maintaining-the-outboard-motor/comment-page-1/#comment-8358 darryl Mon, 30 Aug 2010 20:20:10 +0000 http://setsail.com/?p=440#comment-8358 I have to 20 hp outboard motors that run great without their covers but then stall out once covers are installed. can anyone help I have to 20 hp outboard motors that run great without their covers but then stall out once covers are installed. can anyone help

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