I bought it for the trailer. I was not really going to do anything with it but the more I look at it, the more I realize, it's not in that bad of shape. The store I was told (here we go eh?) they put almost 1000 dollars in to it to make it run a few years ago.. they used it, had a ton of fun one...
Engine came to me as a non-runner. Cleaned carbs (removed them, soaked them, blew passages out) and checked compression. #3 was a little low at 90 PSI but I just double checked it today and it's at 115 and all are with in 10% of each other. It was probably operator error with the gauge or the...
It stopped dead. Not because it was hot but because the wires to the stator and trigger melted and shorted on the exhaust side..
It's got good compression still (thank god) but no spark. The stator and trigger have failed the DVM tests so I know it needs to be replaced..
is there any way of...
went out for the piece together 24' pontoons first voyage tonight...
ya.. that didn't go well.
Went to open her up and instead of going, it picked up a tiny bit of speed then the throttle cable came out of the back of the controls. They are the US Marine ones that Force used in the late...
I have been through this things carb twice. Compression is 145/150. I found a bad reed on Sunday (cracked, did not come apart) and thought AHH HA! FIXED! but no... it's not.
This thing has never really idled right but it seems to idle ok for a 2 cylinder. When you snap the throttle it just...
bought the boat as a seized non-runner. Near as I can tell, it sank on it's trailer because they never pulled the plugs.
Anyways, not only did it get water it in. It sat in it. The block and head are good. I just got the call. the hard to find crank is junkola.
So I am on the hunt for a 13...
