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I did have it all apart and cleaned before this problem emerged. It was stopping fuel flow when I turned it upside down and blew into the fuel inlet. Maybe some chunk of something made its way in there after reassembly . I will take it apart and clean it again . Poor old girl has been sitting...
Hello all. Does anyone know what is in between the idle screw and the crab . O rings ? Some kind of cork packing? whatever it is it's missing as soon as I turn the fuel on it just squirts out of around the screw . Also would appreciate a fix because almost all parts are obsolete.
Thanks
Barnacle
Shoots out wayyy more water from the port on the midsection runs at the perfect temp as well 3 seconds before I need to remove my hand. Oh well I had some stuff I wanted to check with the power head off anyway lol
Sooooo Chris1956 it turns out om a big dummy. When I got all done with everything else I decided to pull the thermo cover off and look for mud wasp plugs and in there I found that I in fact did not pull the thermo like I thought I did years ago. I left it because it was stuck open. Apparently...
So now I've pulled the lower off looked at the water pump all seems fine there . Pulled the heads off all seems fine there also. Pulled the exhaust cover all seems fine there . Pulled the power head off gaskets are in tack and look fine . Beginning reassembly at a total loss . Will post...
Hello all I started my motor in a bucket yesterday and it seemed to run fine plenty of water coming out . I put my hand on the cylinder head and it was really hot like burnt me immediately. Why would this happen ? The water coming out was normal temp it has always been. Guessing around 100...
Was out chasing striper on the Hudson river.
Needed to stretch my legs so I went ashore on an island . Much to my surprise when i tilted my motor about a half gallon of water poured out of the cowl and into the boat. This happened several times . Home test in a drum revealed exhaust gasket...
I know I know I'm resurrecting a dinosaur of a thread but it occurred to me that I never finished it. For the good of the forums it must be finished. The problem I was having was air leaking in between the carb and the block . Diagnosed by spraying carb cleaner on that area while the engine was...
