Ok, i just wanted to get others thought on where i should begin with this one. My neighbor asked me to see if i could help him with his motor (1973 70hp johnson). He has seen me out there working on my stuff and i usually have had good luck doing my own work but i have never ran into this...
I have to ask this question before i can post anymore info. I have 2 engines that im getting ready to sell. is it ok by the terms of service to describe them and ask what they should be worth? I want to make sure im not breaking any rules before i go into any details. im not trying to sell them...
Re: Post pictures of the fish you catch!!
since the striper/wiper bite has finally slowed down, i decided to try for some cats. here are some of the ones ive caught in the last couple of weeks. i do not have exact weight on any of them so i will just say i caught a few nice ones and a lot of...
this hole is small and up near the front where it starts to curl up to the bow. I could go get it and bring it to my work and weld it but thats "some" hassle. Im wondering if i wouldnt be just as well off to take a tube of JB weld with me next time I go up to the place on the river and just...
Re: Post pictures of the fish you catch!!
me and my son have been wearing out the hybrids here in alabama. we caught 47 friday and 20 saturday. saturday was a little better because we only fished for an hour or so and it was only me and him. friday we took a crew of my co-workers with us and...
Ok, ive been posting here and with the help of this forum, ive got this old 73 up and running again but here is my latest really strange problem. last weekend i rebuilt the carbs, got it running good on the muffs, took it to the river and fine tuned it in the water and everything worked great...
1973 hp, electric start.
all along i have known it had the switch in the control box so it wouldnt spin unless in nuetral. ive been having problems with it also cutting the power to the starter if i raised the warm up lever. last night, i finally realized that there is another switch on the...
Ok, First off, i bought 2 kits but the were from different companys apparently but basically had the same parts. The issue i had was with item 38 in this picture. (bearing for needle). In one kit, this part and the front retainer were kinda rubbery. My carbs had sat for years and after soaking...
my motor runs good but needs a little lever to start it. problem is when i lift my lever, about the time the slack comes out and the throttle just starts to move, it trips my shift switch. how can i adjust this so i can lever up and still spin it with the starter? also on the remote, at the...
i got kits for this old girl a couple of months ago when i first started trying to revive her.I have a POS manual. After finding my no spark problem, i replaced all fuel lines, fuel pump kit and water pump. it fired right up and ran good on the muffs so i was hoping i would be one of those lucky...
1973 50hp electric start. When i decided to drop the lower unit, i put everything in a can and when i put it back together last night (almost in the dark) i had 1 extra bolt. This bolt is about the same size as my starter bolts (5/16 x 1 or 1 1/4) but this one is stainless. can anyone think af...
after i got my fuel line issue solved, i just wanted to run my little motor for a bit on the muffs. i plan on changing the water pump this week but i wanted to hear it run.
before hooking the water hose to it, i had checked the lower unit and the oil looked good. i hooked it up on the muffs and...
Re: 1973 50, should rebuilding carbs sove this?? 50ELS73R
Re: 1973 50, should rebuilding carbs sove this?? 50ELS73R
on this fuel pump, could someone tell me what the brass fitting is for? im just curious because when i had the lines off, i connected the inlet hose and pumped the bulb. when i...
first off, a little history, this motor and boat was in the way over at my neighbor's when he went to turn his garage into a new addition so he gave me the boat and motor for free. the problem is/was, it has sat in his garage for 30 years. i did the basics that a read here on getting an old...
