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[QUOTE]Guest - 8/30/2012  6:37 AM

The other night me and a friend were headed back to the landing after dark with the boat on plane at WOT.  All of a suddent the motor just shut off.  My friend heard it make a wierd "spinning" noise.  One turn of the key and the motor fired right away.  I continued to idle back towards the landing and it sounded okay so I got up on plane again for approx. 300 yards before making it to the dock.  When I was idling around the dock area the motor sounded quite rough.  After taking the cover off I quickly realized the resevoir had no oil left in it.  Which got me very worried I did major damage to the motor.  A couple of years ago I had a certified Mercury machanic do some work including put on a new controller and apparently the alarm was never hooked back up.  I should have been keeping an eye on the level anyways and I will from now on.  Anyways, filled the oil resevoir and took the boat out to a nearby lake.  Idled the motor at the landing in neutral for a good 15 minutes, watching the oil fill the lines back up.  Not good.  The motor sounded a lot better with some oil back in it.  After the idling period I put it in gear and slowly ramped up.  Motor is running great, no issues whatsoever.  Granted this is an older motor, (1987 90hp Merc) but I believe I dodged a bullet on this one.  I may have aged the motor another 5 years in those short few minutes but I am just thankful I still have a motor to push the boat.  Moral of the story, check your oil level anytime you fill up or better yet, every time you load the boat to go out for the day.[/QUOTE]

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Posted 8/30/2012 6:37 AM (#581669)
Subject: Running outboard out of oil

The other night me and a friend were headed back to the landing after dark with the boat on plane at WOT. All of a suddent the motor just shut off. My friend heard it make a wierd "spinning" noise. One turn of the key and the motor fired right away. I continued to idle back towards the landing and it sounded okay so I got up on plane again for approx. 300 yards before making it to the dock. When I was idling around the dock area the motor sounded quite rough. After taking the cover off I quickly realized the resevoir had no oil left in it. Which got me very worried I did major damage to the motor. A couple of years ago I had a certified Mercury machanic do some work including put on a new controller and apparently the alarm was never hooked back up. I should have been keeping an eye on the level anyways and I will from now on. Anyways, filled the oil resevoir and took the boat out to a nearby lake. Idled the motor at the landing in neutral for a good 15 minutes, watching the oil fill the lines back up. Not good. The motor sounded a lot better with some oil back in it. After the idling period I put it in gear and slowly ramped up. Motor is running great, no issues whatsoever. Granted this is an older motor, (1987 90hp Merc) but I believe I dodged a bullet on this one. I may have aged the motor another 5 years in those short few minutes but I am just thankful I still have a motor to push the boat. Moral of the story, check your oil level anytime you fill up or better yet, every time you load the boat to go out for the day.