My Honda

Burlington, VT
NoLL

We finally got the Honda outboard motor back. The mechanic said he cleaned the carburetor. Wait, didn't I clean it myself? Yes I did, but he took it completely apart and let it soak in an ultrasonic cleaning machine for 30 minutes.

When I cleaned it, I found some pink goo in the float bowl. My theory on the cause is that ethanol in the gasoline dissolved part of the 1 gallon jerry jug that I used to transport gasoline. The motor itself is OK with 10% ethanol, but I never thought about the portable jerry jugs. If you too are having ethanol caused problems, I recommend discarding all your portable jugs and buying new ones certified for ethanol. What a pain.

By the way, Tom and his wife Shelly at Tom's Marine Service in Vergennes Vermont are very nice people. If you need such service, try them, but leave enough time to shoot the breeze with them a while.