With the beginning of the 06 season my Atomic sucked in fresh (rain water) while the boat was on the hard...don't even ask how the water can that high in a boat in a cradle... Anyhow, I got the water out, changed the oil 15 - 20 times and the engine runs beautifully. Since then I never though get nice, dirty black oil when changing. Now in the 08 sesason (two winterizings and and ?? 25? oil changes later) I still pump out a milky oil - while the Atomic still runs fine, oil pressure at 40 (never got it higher) and temp at 140. Anyone has a good idea on how to get oil-only?
On another item: if I turn the raw water intake off right after stopping the engine, I can restart ( same day or weeks later) without any problem. If I do not shut the intake off, I have to turn the starter for quite a while in order to get the engine running. With a good starter battery that's not a problem, but I not always have my battery in perfect condition, becuase I forgot to turn somelese off in addition to the intake valve. Any theories on this?
Appreciate any comments! Manfred Hilker
On another item: if I turn the raw water intake off right after stopping the engine, I can restart ( same day or weeks later) without any problem. If I do not shut the intake off, I have to turn the starter for quite a while in order to get the engine running. With a good starter battery that's not a problem, but I not always have my battery in perfect condition, becuase I forgot to turn somelese off in addition to the intake valve. Any theories on this?
Appreciate any comments! Manfred Hilker
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