Drowned outboard!!!

[Utectok]

Ok in the wee storm we had up here my boat sank. I have refloated her ('The Golden Behind") recovered tohatsu motor from the mud.. Maybe two days submersed. Power washed it removed spark plug and drained oil (4 stroke) Filled with diesel in every orifice.. Currently waiting on a service kit and new choke plunger as that broke off.... anything else I should do or should have done??
Chances of success???????????

 

[Mossypaw]

Salt or fresh water ?
Fuel system / carb cleaned ?

 

[Glevum]

I would strip it as far as possible and use a water displacing oil instead of Diesel.

Get the coil and any other electrics off it and put them on the back of the Aga for a week or two if you have one.

If you catch it early before it starts rusting you should have a good chance of getting it going again.

 

[diverdave]

I think it will be fine, soak everything with diesel or wd 40, open any electical connectors and clean and dry, i would fill the engine with diesel, drain and then fill with cheap oil, turn over slowly with plug out to mix, and then drain and fill again. I would take the carb drain plug out and pump fuel through it. If it has the intregal tank drain and flush, then take it some place warm and let it dry fully for a couple of days, then put all the drain plugs back in, replace the plug and fuel and give it a go. I have recovered a good few outboards over the years as a diver, and all have been fine, even a couple that went down running. It does them no good, but cleaned, flushed and properly dried and they should be fine

 

[kimh]

 

[paul o']

Had a boat go down just flushed out all the seawater and oil's ,found you this.:boat engin cleaning after being underwater - Bing video

 

[Utectok]

Salt or fresh water ?
Fuel system / carb cleaned ?

Salt integrated tank plus external gone! now Isle of Man probably lol

 

[ejg]

Guys here at the marina just flush off the outboard then stick it in a barrel of fresh water completely submerged for a few days.
The start drying wd40 oil changes etc.
edi

 

[Woodsmoke]

Plugs out and make certain the bores are clear of water?

 

[Lickashot]

I had a brand new four stroke outboard go under, when the wood on the extension arm snapped in half in rough seas. The padlock on the chain also pinged open. Fortunately, I rescued it by the fuel line and managed to drag it back onboard. I remember changing the spark plug at home and oil change etc.... I was up until nearly midnight and was about to give up when it finally fired. It was a hell of a job as it is a pull cord. Everything I read at the time emphasised time was critical.
Two days underwater in the sea? Even if you get it going without replacing parts, over the long term rust may be a problem. Salt water is a killer.