Greetings all,
I have a 2004 Utopia with an Optimax 250 DFI. I removed the engine and jet drive a couple of months ago and had them both rebuilt. I need some help starting the rebuilt Optimax 250 DFI. I don’t have much experience with 2 stroke outboards but have a lot of experience with 4 stroke inboards. What are the steps I would need to do in order to run this engine? I was first planning on running it with a premixed gas/oil mixture off a small tank. I know this is required to prime the oil injection. Is there any thing else I need to do? Does it need to be timed? I am looking for a procedure similar to what you would do on a 4 stroke. This is what I usually do for a 4 stroke V8: add oil, spin the oil pump to lubricate the top half of the engine, find TDC for piston 1, replace distributor with the rotor pointed at cylinder 1, etc. Maybe I should find a shop with diagnostic equipment and let them do it?
Thanks in advance.
I have a 2004 Utopia with an Optimax 250 DFI. I removed the engine and jet drive a couple of months ago and had them both rebuilt. I need some help starting the rebuilt Optimax 250 DFI. I don’t have much experience with 2 stroke outboards but have a lot of experience with 4 stroke inboards. What are the steps I would need to do in order to run this engine? I was first planning on running it with a premixed gas/oil mixture off a small tank. I know this is required to prime the oil injection. Is there any thing else I need to do? Does it need to be timed? I am looking for a procedure similar to what you would do on a 4 stroke. This is what I usually do for a 4 stroke V8: add oil, spin the oil pump to lubricate the top half of the engine, find TDC for piston 1, replace distributor with the rotor pointed at cylinder 1, etc. Maybe I should find a shop with diagnostic equipment and let them do it?
Thanks in advance.
