Winter Storage and occasional running
Posted: Wed Nov 23, 2016 3:03 pm
I posted this in Antique Engine section and didn't get a response - though t it might be in the wrong place so added here.
I have a 1975 Mercury 200. I have just got it back from a full check and service including a new impeller. We have test run the engine up in a tank and it's very sweet, starts well, revs freely and happy at full throttle to idle. It has obviously never been run in salt water. My question is how often or in other words how long can it be left before it needs another run up to keep the motor and particularly the impeller in good order. Am I correct in my understanding that impellers dry out if left for too long and not run. As yet the engine has only been run up in the tank after the rebuild.
Thanks.
I have a 1975 Mercury 200. I have just got it back from a full check and service including a new impeller. We have test run the engine up in a tank and it's very sweet, starts well, revs freely and happy at full throttle to idle. It has obviously never been run in salt water. My question is how often or in other words how long can it be left before it needs another run up to keep the motor and particularly the impeller in good order. Am I correct in my understanding that impellers dry out if left for too long and not run. As yet the engine has only been run up in the tank after the rebuild.
Thanks.