Re: Help, my 4423’s rubber gas cap is melting

[brian]

I had a 4423 that almost convinced me that outboards are not made to be serviced. Of all the outboards I’ve worked on that weren’t intended to actually run, this is the only one that kicked me right into tomorrow. I swear that gasoline gets lost in that carburetor before it has a chance to reach the crankcase. Dealers must of hit the bottle after a look at that mess. Mine ran for maybe 30 seconds before the rubber parts took on gas and doubled in size. I hope you get a chance to get it running as I have never seen it happen.