Reply To: How to test and outboard motor on land

[amuller]

There are several points in your initial post that I might disagree with. But an additional point is that you can’t do much more than idle a motor in a barrel, because the water will be whipped up into a froth of liquid and air that will not load the propeller properly or pump well, and the motor will be breathing exhaust rather than clean air. Of course, if you have a dock, or swimming pool, or circular tank that lets the bubbles rise and dissipate, it’s a different story and you can do more.