Maybe not the usual MS Bud question?

[Austinlake]

I've owned a MS Bud for about 2-3 years now and have encountered most all of the problems that appear on this forum. Now I might have a new one. It involves the Dynamite .15 engine. During the first year of use I found that one of the small clips which hold the wrist pin in place somehow slipped out and wedged against the cylinder wall and the piston and ruined the piston. To make a long story short, I replaced the internal guts of the engine. Since then the engine has not run well. After running it a couple of time this spring the engine abruptly froze up when I tried to restart it. After disassembling the engine, I found that the rear bearing had completely separated and small bearings were all over inside the crankcase. HAS ANYONE ELSE ENCOUNTERED THESE PROBLEMS? I'm going to contact Horizon this week to see if they will do anything about this problem. I've had marine engines for the last 30+ years and have never had either of these two problems occur with any of my engines.

[Ron Olson]

Hey Dave! Nice to see you in here!
I've only seen this problem in a larger motor of mine but haven't heard of it yet in a Miss Bud. I kind of doubt that horizon will do anything for you after having the boat a long time but it's worth a shot.






BTW, a little off topic seeing how I found you. On Sunday, June 13th, we're having a Fun Run at Spring Valley Park. We have people so far showing up from about 4 States. Bring up some of your boats, especially your OB tunnels. It's just for fun, starting at around 10 AM. We should have a few Miss Bud's in the mix too. We'll be across from the water tower.