If you have not yet put your turkey cooker away,now may be the time
to try your favorite recipe for deep fried V45.!
Seriously, there are a lot of different approaches for dealing with stuck
outboards, Often it is the rings are rusted to cylinder wall, sometimes the
problem lies elsewhere. Lower ends can be stuck, needle bearings can
be swelled up with rust seizing crankshaft tight. Everyone has their
favorite cure or cures for what ails a stuck outboard. One size dones
not fit every condition. I have used the grease gun method on a number of early K Model Mercurys with mixed results. It is a kill or cure approach that gives results good or bad quickly. Several of my
motors did not survive. As the saying goes…mistakes come from lack
of experience and experience comes from making mistakes.
Pressure from grease gun will burst cast iron cylinders with only
a partial stroke beyond where you should have quit.
Magic elixirs sometimes work wonders.
A cautious , patient approach, well thought out ,give a better chance of
a good outcome than just getting out the big hammer.
Louis
