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  1. LaqueRatt

    14 HP McCulloch Question

    Woohoo! Finally got her running and wow what a nice little motor. Smooth from idle to WOT. Pushing lots of water out of both holes. I didn't kill it after all! Now I can't wait to get it out onto the lake. Something odd about this motor is that it won't do squat unless the throttle is mostly...
  2. LaqueRatt

    Cold Compression

    OK, cool. Maybe all is good then Going to be honest here, I've never worked on an outboard before. I did not know it had to be so low in the water when I tested it. As soon as I saw no water flowing I shut it down, but still it ran for about a minute. Ran it again with good water flow and she...
  3. LaqueRatt

    Cold Compression

    My apologies once again if this is not the proper forum. The Other Outboard Brands forum seems pretty deserted, so I posted here.
  4. LaqueRatt

    Cold Compression

    Should the compression bleed off quickly on a cold motor? Trying to decide if have a compression issue or not. Watched some youtube vids and those guys' motors seemed to hold the compression pretty well, but think they were warmed up already. I've got 80 and 90 psi on the 14 HP McCulloch which...
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    14 HP McCulloch Question

    OK the points look fine. Sanded lightly with 320G and re-gapped. Business card dragged through had a slight stain and it looks a little wet under where the points mount. Is this a problem? Also should that little fuzzy piece get a drop of oil or maybe white grease?
  6. LaqueRatt

    Making Gaskets

    Good stuff guys. Thanks for the edjimication. I'll figure this all out yet. Going to be so cool to get this thing running like it should. It ran when I got it and then just quit.
  7. LaqueRatt

    Making Gaskets

    Thanks for the link. Didn't know about that stuff. I found a water pump gasket for a SBC that had the right ID and thickness. I cut the OD down to fit. Just don't know how it'll like gasoline since it's made for antifreeze. Fingers crossed. Good to know they sell cork by the sheet. Yes the bowl...
  8. LaqueRatt

    Making Gaskets

    Not sure if this is the correct forum or not, but just wondering if can get a little advice on making gaskets. I pulled the sediment bowl and screen off my old 14 HP McCulloch and the cork gasket is falling apart. Would it be OK to cut a new paper one out of gasket material? Double it up maybe...
  9. LaqueRatt

    14 HP McCulloch Question

    Well I got the spark tester and as far as I can tell she's not making a spark. I'm never confident though when I can't find a spark that maybe my ground is no good. There is no bare metal anywhere, it's all painted. I squirted some gas/oil mix into the plug holes and pulled it a bit, no start...
  10. LaqueRatt

    14 HP McCulloch Question

    OK thanks a lot! I was a little worried actually. Guess it's time to roll my sleeves up. As soon as I get a stand built going to have a look at the points. Might squirt a little fuel into the cylinders first though just for the heck of it to see if she kicks.
  11. LaqueRatt

    14 HP McCulloch Question

    OK, I figured out what you guys mean about measuring the spark gap and ordered the tool. My current thoughts are to clean out the carb and pull the flywheel to inspect the points. I'll wait on the points though until the tool comes tomorrow, but suppose I need to get in there for a looksie...
  12. LaqueRatt

    14 HP McCulloch Question

    I'm not sure. Used a spark tester that I bought for lawnmowers. It's a plastic chamber with leads that connects between the plug and the cap. Hard to ground a plug with one hand while pull starting with the other. I like to stick a screwdriver into the boot and ground it or sometimes put spare...
  13. LaqueRatt

    14 HP McCulloch Question

    The top screw says idle, which I find kind of confusing. Most carbs I've messed with you adj the idle with a set screw that rests against the linkage. This one I guess is for adjusting mixture? At idle? So it's actually the low speed adjustment? I know better than use a lot of pressure to seat...
  14. LaqueRatt

    14 HP McCulloch Question

    Well now the dang thing won't start at all. All I did was fiddle with the adjusting screws. Thought I had a Carter carb, but turns out it's a Tillotson. Never even heard of these and can't find this exact carb online. The m/n is: MD 1388. I was told to set the idle and high speed screws at 3/4...
  15. LaqueRatt

    14 HP McCulloch Question

    So, it's a Tillotson MD1388. Guess I'll go with the 1 1/2 turns out to start with. Unless I can find something specific using the search function. Is this a fairly common carb?
  16. LaqueRatt

    14 HP McCulloch Question

    Just realized I don't know which way to turn the idle knob. I know, that sounds dumb, but there's no markings on it anymore and it doesn't really seem like it's working right. If I turn the throttle way down the engine wants to die. Doesn't seem like it matters where the idle is set. Weird idle...
  17. LaqueRatt

    14 HP McCulloch Question

    Thanks again. I'm going to try your method tomorrow. This seems like a really good little motor. Found a sales brochure on line that said the 14 HP along with one of the bigger ones were designed to be workhorses and built with better parts than the rest of the line.
  18. LaqueRatt

    14 HP McCulloch Question

    Maybe so. Been guilty of this in the past. Just trying to do this correctly and most of what I'm reading says to adj carb for highest RPMs and then to set the idle at a specific value. At a bit of a loss guessing how slow is too slow on the idle. Current issue is if I shut the throttle all the...
  19. LaqueRatt

    14 HP McCulloch Question

    The meter works as a dwell or tach, but what I'm mainly interested in right now is finding out how many RPMs the engine is turning to aid in adj the carb. Mine has an inductive lead that clips over a plug wire, I'm just at a loss where to pick up 12V from to power the meter itself. Is there a...
  20. LaqueRatt

    Are Impellers Unique?

    Interesting. Thanks for the edjimication.
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