This is a video regarding this outboard engine and what you must do before you use it. Check out my other hangkai videos Hangkai unboxing • Hangkai 3.5hp outboard... hangkai break in (must do) • Hangkai 3.5hp outboard...
For all those watching this video easier way to remove lower gear plate is to twist till the ears of plate are on the sides and get rubber mallet and hit upwards with little force! It will keep you from scraping metal and messing up the seal 👌👌
Just bought a prop for this randomly on Amazon for ~$5 for an unrelated project. Found this video to see how it’s attached. Nice project, thanks for posting!
Thank you so much! My Hangkai came packed with gear oil already. It wasn't empty (purchased through Amazon). Your instructions were great. For some reason I had a much easier time with the cotter pin. Rotating the cap and using a light mallet tap got the housing open quickly as the last post hinted. Thank you for a very helpful video!
For the cotter key, split the ends and bend them on at a time in opposite directions to ensure it does not come out. That revs pretty high, so you don't want that to easily to slide out like you have it there.
I found this because I was pretty sure when I took mine for its maiden voyage, the gears shouldn't have been literally screaming for oil 😅 great video thanks
Hi thanks for extra instructions.. can you tell me can one but a new brass bushing and sheer pins . What parts can one get. Possibly need a new o ring seal as well.
I just got a free Hangkai 3.5 hp 2 stroke. I bought a spare prop for $14.. I got to get a pin, the little plastic cup that was in my old prop around the pin, and napa has an exact match stainless cotter pin. The face book hangkai group said use 30:1 for break in, then start using 50:1 after break in. The little 3.5 has a huge following. Not sure about the other Hangkai engines.
Thank you my friend! Thank you Thank you Thank you!!!!! You just saved my life. I just got one of these motors and had NO CLUE what to do! I found you on RU-vid! You rock my friend! Thanks again & keep doing what you're doing. You're doing a GREAT job! 🇺🇸👊🇺🇸
I wasn't sure if I should Grease that or not because I didn't want the gasket on the inside of the plate to have any play since that part doesn't move I think it will be ok .
Use marine grade grease to lubricate the prop shaft bushing. Also gear oil needs breathing room. It expands during use and heat production so totally full could be problematic. Break in time is ten hours at the recommended fuel/ oil mixture, then change the mixture to normal operating mix. Don’t rev the motor during break in, that’s where people run into problems. Break in at low speed, not idle. There is a clutch in the lower unit and it stops the impeller and prop from turning at idle. Max idle time is 5 minutes, after that bad things start to happen. Change you spark plug to Champion CJ8 or NGK equivalent. Stock plug is sub standard. Good luck.
Add to the confusion on the fuel mixture issue. The Hangkai website states using a 50:1 fuel mixture, which is what my weed whacker uses. I buy TruFuel premixed fuel, and never had a problem with the weed whacker. Not sure which way to go on this.
I just got a 3.5 hp and am breaking it in, with running it in a trash can w/ water up the the right level. Mixed gas & oil as in your video. There's quite a bit of smoke or burned oil - is that a problem, and what can I do about it? The motor, water, and trash can aren't perfectly level and perpendicular - is that a problem?
Everywhere you buy the item it says in the product description to ignore the manual. Use 35:1. It must have been a typo, and they didn't want to reprint all those manuals.
I almost made the mistake of putting regular gear oil I used to drive a stick shift and that's the gear oil I almost put in there then I found out it was Marine gear oil and then I put grease around the outer edges of the engine also Marine Grease
That's perfect To know I should have probably mentioned that in the video I think for the break in period it's not too badd to use regular oil since you should change it right after the 10 hour break in What do you think?
@@FishingwithCristina I think I have seen that one too , I'm hoping that I can have enough information to help ppl who buy this engine all in one spot . I spent so much time looking for all the different videos and just being overwhelmed .
In the U.S. it is usually called the ‘carburetor base gasket’. On some motorcycles it’s simply referred to as the ‘intake manifold’ if it is a plastic or rubber boot connecting the carburetor to the engine.
On the box it came in. Seriously. There’s a tag on the transom clamp but the No. is blank, the label on the box has all the info that would be on a normal Id tag, so I just cut the box and kept that part.
Waaaayyyy too much gear oil if you see it leaking then you blew out the seal. You’re supposed to fill it right below that line because when liquid gets hot and expands.
