How do I service the sight bowl fuel filter on my tender’s 15-hp, two-stroke outboard?
L.B., via e-mail First place a small container under the filter to catch any residue. If the space is too tight, put a clean rag under the filter. Unscrew the sight bowl from the filter base, and discard the bowl seal. Remove the filter element from the bowl, and clean the element with solvent. If possible, dry with compressed air. If not, let the solvent evaporate in an open space and wipe clean when dry. An element that does not come clean after several solvent applications and wipings should be replaced. Install a new bowl seal—check your engine manual for the correct one—into the fuel bowl, and reinstall the filter into the bowl assembly on the filter base. Since the seal and filter elements are inexpensive items, you may want to keep a few spares in your toolbox. Before starting up your engine, test the installation by squeezing the primer bulb and checking for leaks. My boat has an older pair of inboard gasoline engines, and I suspect one of them is losing compression. How can I
