What is the most common problem with Atomic Four engines besides lack of regular maintenance and problems caused by the age of the engine?
Not being able to tell whether the engine quit due to a fuel problem, an electrical problem, or something else in order to repair the problem quickly and efficiently. When an Atomic Four engine quits running without warning it can be very upsetting for the operator… suddenly they are faced with an unexpected problem that is always inconvenient, frequently embarrassing, and sometimes dangerous. Often they will report that after the engine stopped they let it sit for a while and then it started and ran, but they won’t have any other information to help a mechanic diagnose the problem. What they need to do before the engine cools down (after making sure the boat isn’t in any danger… possibly deploying the anchor or heaving to) is to immediately check the two main initial symptom branches at the top of the failure analysis hierarchy: whether the engine has one of two main symptoms… a dry carburetor float bowl (it’s run out of fuel) or no electrical spark at the spark plugs (ignition
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