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Thanks for the info BigBird…eh-em…t2stroke…
Agree with running the motor on the rear hose attachment – dealer showed it to me running that way. Threading a hose onto the daughter end of the motor is a hassle (maybe I should opt for better home-depot hoses than the lowest price ones), so I use a bucket. Power tilt/trim comes in handy, plus I flush the motor after every salt water use by running it for at least 5 minutes and washing it down by hand. I may be paranoid, but I do gearcase oil changes every 50 hours. They say good for 2-3 years…but I’ll stick with every 50 hours for such a low cost.
The seafoam was only in the motor when I was running it during the year. My error in typing, when put away, it was straight gas and sta-bil. Just wanted to make sure I am doing everything possible to protect my $5,500.00 investment. It takes a lot of 60’s-90’s motor flips to save up to buy one of these!
And for everyone’s chuckle…I had the impeller on the Etec fly apart after just 2 months of use and about 100 hours on the motor. That was 12 miles away from base camp…oh what fun being towed back that far under headway speed with a new motor….but thankfully the computer kills the motor before it overheats…which is nice.
Did I mention the 5-year warranty doesn’t cover impellers?