Re: TN26 resurrection

[vikkip]

Problem.

Started great, set the slow idle. Remember I’ve never used an outboard before so it’s all a learning curve for me. Water is churning, I see water spitting from up high. Unfortunately it’s from a steel tube that comes up and connects to the head. It’s leaking at the fitting on the bottom. I shut it down but it seems pretty hot. It did spit quite a bit of carbon out of the exhaust, which didn’t surprise me with the excess fuel in its past.

What is the likely issue and how much harm have I probably done?