yes a simple 10w 10 ohm resistor is easy and dirt cheap to find on amazon. they are used for headlights on mopeds and such. test primary coil output by simply piercing the primary terminal boot at each ignition coil. write down voltage. then do the same but with above resistor. if the numbers...
only way to know is to make 110% sure delicate idle circuits in all carbs are clean, and firing on all 3 with good compression, and squeeze the primer bulb as it bogs. if it picks up, you can bet its the fuel pump. if the pump is bad, it will fall on its face right away but idle happily for 5...
i dont think the dowels are of particular concern, but the shimming sure would be. thats something that must be done. you could get lucky and its fine, but thats a risk i wouldnt take after all that work.
yep. for a couple hrs then run the motor. to get everything off i use grease to seal the rings off and a soft wire wheel to get all carbon off with engine tuner, then polish off to remove any micro scratches just to be safe but there are never any as im not pressing hard w. the dremel
they look very good to me. id get those pistons soaked in engine tuner or power tune while the heads are off to remove all carbon until they are very clean with a brush. this will cut down on heat buildup and thus chances of detonation. should be done religiously 50 hrs without fail.
looks like the parts motor you have MIGHT work as its a fine spline (last year of older style trim pretty interesting). as you said swap shift shafts and see if it will work. it is very possible the driveshaft is too thick though. i feel like ive compared the 2 driveshafts once and the 3 cyl...
i believe the etec 40-60hp motors used the same gearcase as a 50-70hp 3 cyl 1989-up but not sure if the driveshaft is the same. just food for thought. you;d need to compare part #'s.
well the flywheel should always be spinning clockwise no guessing needed! if the gearcase is a counter-rotating one you'd see a "CR" stamped at the very end of the propshaft but flywheel would still spin clockwise. if its popping thats something different and would either be a sheared flywheel...
i have a good supply of the red Sierra Magnatune or ATOM ignition modules. you can use green as well. seem to be the same. they do have a couple on ebay. but the reason i said aftermarket coils is so you can use any cheapo stens or nova 2 modules with those with great reliability. the...
how did you test oil pump? they are dirt cheap now brand new OEM thankfully. they had an upgraded/superceded pump might want to compare part #'s between yours and the newer one
