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Ok, so we were about 2 miles out of the pass yesterday when we encountered a problem. I noticed that the auto-bilge started pumping out tons of oil. We stopped the boat and realized that the nipple that attaches the oil tank (oil injected, 200 hp merc) had broken. The problem was that the air pressure line remained intact. The result was that all of the oil in the tank was pumped into the bilge area.
We spent a long time cleaning up the mess and attempting to fix the problem to no avail. We had just filled up, so I new exactly how much fuel I had in the tank. I wound up just adding 1.5 gallons of oil to the actual gas tank for a 50:1 mix. The motor ran fine without any problems. Hell, I think it actual sounded better than it has in the past.
Here is my question. Is there any danger to running the boat like that? I mean, what happens when the exterior oil tank is empty, but I have added oil to the gas. Is there any danger that the oil pump will pump air into the fuel? The reason I'm asking, is because it's going to take a while to get that part in and I want to get these last few trips in before snapper season ends.
Is there any reason why I just cant keep mixing the fuel/oil together at the pump? I remember doing this ritual every week when I owned an outboard that did not have oil injection. I might even prefer to do it this way if it does no harm to the engine. Wouldnt have to worry about the stupid oil pump going out anymore if that was the case.
Thanks,
Chris
We spent a long time cleaning up the mess and attempting to fix the problem to no avail. We had just filled up, so I new exactly how much fuel I had in the tank. I wound up just adding 1.5 gallons of oil to the actual gas tank for a 50:1 mix. The motor ran fine without any problems. Hell, I think it actual sounded better than it has in the past.
Here is my question. Is there any danger to running the boat like that? I mean, what happens when the exterior oil tank is empty, but I have added oil to the gas. Is there any danger that the oil pump will pump air into the fuel? The reason I'm asking, is because it's going to take a while to get that part in and I want to get these last few trips in before snapper season ends.
Is there any reason why I just cant keep mixing the fuel/oil together at the pump? I remember doing this ritual every week when I owned an outboard that did not have oil injection. I might even prefer to do it this way if it does no harm to the engine. Wouldnt have to worry about the stupid oil pump going out anymore if that was the case.
Thanks,
Chris