04-26-2014, 04:33 AM
Now for the Coleman 2.6 HP problems.
I took my boat fishing with that motor. I had it on the trailer and the bracket that clams it on the boat snapped off driving down a gravel road. I took it back to Cabelas and they replaced it. I didn't think they were going to be I told them I could have ordered the motor on line cheaper but I went with Cabelas because of the way they back their products. I walked out with a new motor.
Last I used that motor the whole year and on the last trip into the sturgeon hole I finished for the day and headed out. I got about a 1/2 mile and ran out of gas. I took out the bottle I was carrying and poured it in. I went about 1 mile and the motor died. I got it started and it ran about 2 miles and died. I got it going again and got it to run all the way to the dock. I turned off the gas and ran it out. I emptied the tank and got it ready for storage for the winter. I got to reading about how Ethanol is poison for small motors and found pure gas. I changed the plugs and started using the pure gas. I haven't had any troubles sense. Ron
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I took my boat fishing with that motor. I had it on the trailer and the bracket that clams it on the boat snapped off driving down a gravel road. I took it back to Cabelas and they replaced it. I didn't think they were going to be I told them I could have ordered the motor on line cheaper but I went with Cabelas because of the way they back their products. I walked out with a new motor.
Last I used that motor the whole year and on the last trip into the sturgeon hole I finished for the day and headed out. I got about a 1/2 mile and ran out of gas. I took out the bottle I was carrying and poured it in. I went about 1 mile and the motor died. I got it started and it ran about 2 miles and died. I got it going again and got it to run all the way to the dock. I turned off the gas and ran it out. I emptied the tank and got it ready for storage for the winter. I got to reading about how Ethanol is poison for small motors and found pure gas. I changed the plugs and started using the pure gas. I haven't had any troubles sense. Ron
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