Tuesday 5 July 2011

Brands Made by Parsun Outboards

As I've been researching the Chinese-made Parsun 4-stroke outboard motors, I've run across many different brand names for the same product.

This is where I'm collecting pictures of Parsuns by another name. Here's a picture of the Parsun 5 hp like I own. I think that's supposed to be shadow and not smoke at the bottom of the photo:




The first non-Parsun brand is Genovo. This isn't too suprising because I learned that "Genovo Power Pioneer Co.,Ltd. is the shareholder of Parsun Power Machine Co.,Ltd. and is responsible for all the overseas marketing."






The next brand is close to home because the Parsun outboards are sold as APS by Canadian Tire stores:





Coleman is a well-known brand for outdoor equipment such as camping gear. It turns out they've slapped a Coleman label on some Parsun engines and they're being sold in Walmart stores in the U.S.





Some Parsun outboards are sold in Europe under the Jetmarine label. Did you notice that all outboards shown on this page have white propellers?



An Australian company known for its aluminum boats is marketing the Parsun/Genovo outboards under the Vortex brand.



As a reader pointed out, Parsuns use the Golfstream (by Parsun) brand in Russia.



In the USA, Parsun provides MAPI Outboards.



If you have any more Parsun labels - or if you feel the ones I've listed are incorrect - please let me know?

Ken

Fixing a Parsun F5BMS 4-Stroke Outboard Motor

In May 2009, I bought a Parsun model F5BMS 5 hp outboard motor. The motor ran fine for about 7 hours. At 8 hours of use, it began to stall at idle. Not long after that it refused to start.

The motor sat unused in the garage for two years (more on the reasons in another post) until this week (July 2011) when I discovered a technical service bulletin from a Canadian Parsun distributor concerning thes Parsun 5 hp outboard filter:

PROBLEM
Due to engine vibrations, the filter, under the gas tank, can move down in the gasoline tube in some cases. It may reduce the gasoline flow and sometimes it can stop the engine.

It was a very lame engineering mistake. The tiny filter at the bottom of the internal gas tank slips down into the fuel line and blocks the flow of gasoline.

SOLUTION
In order to fix the problem, remove the tube from the tank and push the filter inside the tube.
Then, set the tube in place.


In my case, I just pulled off the fuel line, fished the tiny filter out of the line, and re-attached the hose to the internal tank. There's already an inline filter on the motor, so there's no need to take a chance on the stupid little tank filter leaving me stranded again.

Here's some French text for those searching Google for Parsun en français : ArrĂȘt du moteur hors-bord PARSUN 5hp