BajaNomad
Not logged in [Login - Register]

Go To Bottom
Printable Version  
Author: Subject: Gonzaga...outboard motor prob's
cj5orion
Nomad
**




Posts: 336
Registered: 2-6-2010
Location: Pacific Beach/Gonzaga Bay
Member Is Offline

Mood: time for a cervaza !!!

[*] posted on 5-12-2012 at 05:06 PM
Gonzaga...outboard motor prob's


Any nomads around Gonzaga to take a look at a outboard
that needs better mechanical skills than I have ?

late '80's Nissan 40 hp,2 stroke
electric start inoperative and pull start.....only runs a few seconds,then,starting fluid,repeat.

checked alot of basic stuff....still no love !
fresh fuel,filter,strainer,etc....needs more than what I can give her ?




Home Remodels/Builds..Recession!
Gone BAJA BUILDIN/FISHIN !
View user's profile
Cypress
Elite Nomad
******




Posts: 7641
Registered: 3-12-2006
Location: on the bayou
Member Is Offline

Mood: undecided

[*] posted on 5-12-2012 at 06:20 PM


Try starting it in a dark/low light area with the cover off. Look for sparks. Might be a short? Bad coil?
View user's profile
woody with a view
PITA Nomad
*******




Posts: 15939
Registered: 11-8-2004
Location: Looking at the Coronado Islands
Member Is Offline

Mood: Everchangin'

[*] posted on 5-12-2012 at 06:54 PM


new plug? my weed wacker wouldn't start today and it was the plug.



View user's profile
bufeo
Senior Nomad
***




Posts: 793
Registered: 11-16-2003
Location: Santa Fe New Mexico
Member Is Offline


[*] posted on 5-12-2012 at 07:09 PM


Get in touch with Benito Fernandez-Ramirez over at Campo Punta Bufeo. There's no better mechanic in the area. If he's not available, someone at the campo might be able to help you. Juan Pablo, Rodrigo, Miguel are all good trouble-shooters, but I have to say Benito is the best. (Don't tell him—or his brothers—I wrote this.)

You should be able to reach him via the "Beach Communications Network".

Allen R
View user's profile
David K
Honored Nomad
*********


Avatar


Posts: 65278
Registered: 8-30-2002
Location: San Diego County
Member Is Offline

Mood: Have Baja Fever

[*] posted on 5-13-2012 at 10:51 AM


Is Ed Wills still around at Alfonsina's... In 1999, he was helping us get an outboard running... Everyone would point him out as the master of problem solving. When Graham Mackintosh walked the Baja coastline in the 1980's... He was such a figure that Graham called him 'The King of Gonzaga Bay'.

[Edited on 5-13-2012 by David K]




"So Much Baja, So Little Time..."

See the NEW www.VivaBaja.com for maps, travel articles, links, trip photos, and more!
Baja Missions and History On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/bajamissions/
Camping, off-roading, Viva Baja discussion: https://www.facebook.com/groups/vivabaja


View user's profile Visit user's homepage
cj5orion
Nomad
**




Posts: 336
Registered: 2-6-2010
Location: Pacific Beach/Gonzaga Bay
Member Is Offline

Mood: time for a cervaza !!!

[*] posted on 5-15-2012 at 07:22 AM


got "outboard ed" taking a look at.
he's busy with a bunch of stuff,but he's helping me out
with a "tutor session".




Home Remodels/Builds..Recession!
Gone BAJA BUILDIN/FISHIN !
View user's profile
David K
Honored Nomad
*********


Avatar


Posts: 65278
Registered: 8-30-2002
Location: San Diego County
Member Is Offline

Mood: Have Baja Fever

[*] posted on 5-15-2012 at 08:08 AM


Ed can tell you about the time he and the mrs. surprised Graham in Loreto, where Graham was doing a slide show on his walk.



"So Much Baja, So Little Time..."

See the NEW www.VivaBaja.com for maps, travel articles, links, trip photos, and more!
Baja Missions and History On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/bajamissions/
Camping, off-roading, Viva Baja discussion: https://www.facebook.com/groups/vivabaja


View user's profile Visit user's homepage
pascuale
Nomad
**


Avatar


Posts: 224
Registered: 2-20-2005
Location: Somewhere South
Member Is Offline

Mood: Lets fish!

[*] posted on 5-16-2012 at 03:16 PM


Ed was the man, old Johnson mechanic.
View user's profile
DavidE
Ultra Nomad
*****




Posts: 3814
Registered: 12-1-2003
Location: Baja California México
Member Is Offline

Mood: 'At home we demand facts and get them. In Mexico one subsists on rumor and never demands anything.' Charles Flandrau,

[*] posted on 5-16-2012 at 03:22 PM


Please post the process and outcome of this :smug:



A Lot To See And A Lot To Do
View user's profile

  Go To Top

 






All Content Copyright 1997- Q87 International; All Rights Reserved.
Powered by XMB; XMB Forum Software © 2001-2014 The XMB Group






"If it were lush and rich, one could understand the pull, but it is fierce and hostile and sullen. The stone mountains pile up to the sky and there is little fresh water. But we know we must go back if we live, and we don't know why." - Steinbeck, Log from the Sea of Cortez

 

"People don't care how much you know, until they know how much you care." - Theodore Roosevelt

 

"You can easily judge the character of others by how they treat those who they think can do nothing for them or to them." - Malcolm Forbes

 

"Let others lead small lives, but not you. Let others argue over small things, but not you. Let others cry over small hurts, but not you. Let others leave their future in someone else's hands, but not you." - Jim Rohn

 

"The best way to get the right answer on the internet is not to ask a question; it's to post the wrong answer." - Cunningham's Law







Thank you to Baja Bound Mexico Insurance Services for your long-term support of the BajaNomad.com Forums site.







Emergency Baja Contacts Include:

Desert Hawks; El Rosario-based ambulance transport; Emergency #: (616) 103-0262