I have a 1955 12 hp Goodyear Sea-Bee that has been sitting in a garage for over 10 years. The motor is seized up – don’t know if it’s pistons welded to the bores or rusted crankshaft journals. The propeller turns freely and rocking the prop back and forth lets me shift F-N-R...
The power head is complete. Honed the cylinder walls, and they cleaned up well - no galling or scars, just a smooth, uniform finish. Found a good set of clean pistons. Polished the skirts and ran them kin the tumbler for a couple of days. They came out really nice! Polished the rod and main...
I installed the rods with the oil hole facing up. Since the motor doesn't use pressure lubrication, I didn't see any need for a drain hole. Facing up, the little holes provide access to the rod needle bearings for all the oil mist collecting on the upper rod surface. Needle bearings really cut...
I'm cleaning up the magneto assembly on my 1961 Sea King 5hp, and there's nothing installed to open the circuit between the points and ground. On the cowl I don't see any hole for a kill switch or ignition switch, and on the throttle grip there's no "OFF". So how do I make it stop?
Does the hole in the rod shank face up towards the flywheel? I didn't pay attention when I disassembled the lower end. (oops!)
I also found a couple of sources for new OEM rod bearing sets:
One online vendor $29.99 + $2.99 shipping
Another online vendor $85.00 + $12.00 shipping
I bought my...
I bought a carb kit off a vendor on ebay.
Took the carb apart and cleaned everything. Paid special attention to all the drilled passageways. It's back together and sealed in a plastic bag, waiting to be put to use. Gotta tell ya, this is a LOT of fun!
GM - I like your idea. I'm cleaning all the pump parts and storing them and the saved gaskets. I'll keep searching and see if I can't find what I need to put a half-century old fuel pump back into service. It's really cool to see mechanical history coming to life. Here's what I'll be looking...
I'm trying to locate an overhaul kit for my 1961 Sea King 5 hp (GG18736). I've tried looking through the Sierra catalog, but none of the kits look exactly like what I've pulled apart. I'd sure welcome any thoughts/suggestions/ideas. Thanks!
