after 45 minutes of searching the forum i decided to just ask if anyone can tell me which fuel pump to order to convert to a single line fuel tank on the 10 hp 57 sea horse. my father inlaw asked me to figure out how and order the parts and help him do it as his tank rusted out :(..... i found...
just rebuilt the carb on my new 72 4hp troller. the carb is a kb10a. i pulled and cleaned the idle screw and hole but didnt check first to see how many turns it was out first. does anyone know the factory setting for the idle screw? Thanx
hello yall. tried my new used trolling motor today. it took about 30 pulls to get it to burp then a new plug i had kickin around fired it up. it ran for about 30 seconds then petered out tried again and it took quite a few pulls to do the same thing. i switched gas tanks and it did the same and...
hey guys. im looking at a 10 horse bueaty from 1953 but im wondering if its ok to run one of these for hours on end at 2 mph trolling for fish? its bueatiful and i kinda have a thing for these old motors. whaddya think? thanx
hey ya'll. i have a v-135 1989 with voltage regulator #88825a7 and rectifier #8m0058226. i want to replace both but the only regulator i've found is $210 and $40 for a rectifier. i found a cdi product #8825k that magemarinestore says is a rectifier/regulator but every other web site says its a...
more on my frustrating week with this motor. if you guys arent as fed up with me as i am this motor, maybe you want to help me. rebuilt carbs again! replaced all sorts of gaskets again. midleg, water jackets over the cyl heads etc. timed it as per the manuals instructions. drained carbs, pulled...
the title says it all. anyone got ideas on adjusting this things fuel air mix. also gonna time it this week as per the manuals instructions. any tips on that would help too. do i really need to go .462 degrees back from tdc with a dial gauge and put the arrow there or can i just skip that and...
Hey guys. I'm fixing a motor for my friend as a winter project in exchange for using it when I want to. It's got chewed up gears where the tiller ARM folds up. It worked fine this summer other tha it being real hard to turn the throttle up. so now it needs new gears or what not and I'm having a...
hey guys. the motor worked last time out 2.5 weeks ago. went today and no spark on any cylinders. is the only possibility the stator? the battery is strong and it just turns and turns. i tried alot to start it cuz i didnt have the plug wire tester with me and the terminal that the main line to...
hello. i had a question about the water pumping through this motor. after the thermostats, the tubes carrying water from the heads t into 1 tube then it then goes to another t just before the "peehole". that t sends a tube back to the engine just below the upper powerhead gasket. where does this...
hey guys. 94 degrees today and the boat wouldnt go. it left the ramp fine at no wake then went to throttle on plane and it petered out and stalled. it would only start if i used the enrichener/choke push key in method with the throttle lever up. we swam it back to the ramp. it woulda ran there...
a buddy of mine gave me a sea horse and im getting it going again(i hope). i cleaned the carb and sea foamed it to high heaven through the carb mounting hole and the plug holes. it ran 20 yrs ago when put in a garage. the carb was beyond jelled. just powder and rust. got it real clean. dropped...
Hey guys. can anyone tell me how to remove the lower unit to get at the water pump. i removed the 5 bolts and it dropped about an inch but then its stuck. im sure someone asks this frequently so once i post this ill look at the links it creates at the bottom of the post. Thanx alot! Erik
hey guys. i was wondering if i could get some advice on removing the oil injection system on my motor. dont trust it anymore and its doin weird stuff. i would rather just pre-mix and was wondering if anyone knows the correct procedure what with the low oil alarm on the pump. do i just plug the...
