Spot the bodge

[Nos4r2]

Mercury 60hp Outboard Motor | eBay


This one IMO needs 'outing', given that he thinks it runs like a dream.
Lets see how long it takes someone to spot why this guy shouldn't be allowed anything sharper than a jelly baby.

[A1an]

self tapper in stat housing?

[Nos4r2]

Originally Posted by A1an

self tapper in stat housing?

Yep, self tapper holding the stat open...

[A1an]

You wonder why someone would bodge in such an obvious place, better off just chucking stat (if that's your thing) or taking centre out of it if you want to restrict the flow.

[spartacus]

Spot the bodge should be a permanent forum section.

[jambo]

Originally Posted by spartacus

Spot the bodge should be a permanent forum section.

Yep agree I think it would be very worth while from all perspectives


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[two stroke mick]

A very useful resource for distance learning a bit like open uni

[sailrib]

[steco1958]

Forgive my ignorance, I'm not a mechanic, what is the self tapper keeping open ?

[sailrib]

Originally Posted by steco1958

Forgive my ignorance, I'm not a mechanic, what is the self tapper keeping open ?

It's the thermostat housing and someone on here correct me if I'm wrong as I too am not a mechanic but it appears that the owner used the screw to prevent the thermo from being stuck open which makes the engine run too cool which causes the engine to run too rich which really reduces performance efficiency.

It's normally not a big deal to replace the thermostat with a thermostat kit which the seller opted to not do. You now have to wonder if the rest of the engine has been abused and if it has experienced overheating.

[paintman]

Removing the stat from cars is a common ploy by the unscrupulous to hide overheating issues.