Servicing a Suzuki DF5

[nathanlee]

When I ended the season last September, I wisely flushed the outboard in a wheelie bin.

Slightly less wisely, I chose a wheelie bin with grass cuttings in the bottom, and they managed to block stuff up.

The tell tail is spitting bits of water out, but it's not a steady trickle, so I'm worried that the engine will overheat when used properly (I intend to this weekend).

Before I set about pulling it to bits, has anybody got any helpful advice on this engine?

 

[VicS]

Start by making sure its not just the teltale that is blocked

garden rubbish bins do not make good bins for flushing outboards. I think there was more than just grass clippings in there

 

[DogWatch]

When I ended the season last September, I wisely flushed the outboard in a wheelie bin.

Slightly less wisely, I chose a wheelie bin with grass cuttings in the bottom, and they managed to block stuff up.

The tell tail is spitting bits of water out, but it's not a steady trickle, so I'm worried that the engine will overheat when used properly (I intend to this weekend).

Before I set about pulling it to bits, has anybody got any helpful advice on this engine?

is it meant to have a tell-tale, the df2.5 only spits from the leg (by the reverse clamp). Is this a new engine to you, if so it may be worth reading the manual first. If it used to have a tell-tale then it must be just the little uns that are wee free.

 

[rogerthebodger]

interesting garden rubbish shredder you have there Vic. If Carol sees that I may find one of my outboards missing.