Outboard Varnish

[leisterf]

Small outboard used on the dingy won't start.  With just a couple of pulls gas runs out!

It was serviced a year ago and not run at all since then.  I did test it at the repair shop and it ran then.

Could it be the gas has congealed and plugged the carb?  If so is there a way to dissolve this or is it back to the shop?

Puff #691 Re and Frank

[bjmansfield]

Everytime I let my Nissan 5hp sit for 4-5 months, I have the same problem even when I run the carb dry.  Only solution I have found is to remove the carb, field strip it, soak it in carb cleaner, dry thoroughly and reinstall on the engine.

The two cycle oil/gas mixture just gums up the small passages in the carbs after it sits for a couple of months.  Nothing I have tried seems to prevent this.