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Ive made a couple of posts on here about my fixing the head gasket to get this motor running.
Gasket finally came in. I installed it and put the motor back together.
I have yet to put the rope pull starter back on so I am using my cordless drill and a 3/4 bolt to turn the engine. I set the...
73 4hp Seahorse
While I'm doing other work I figured I would change oil in foot and check the impeller. My concern....the impeller looks to be in good shape but it doesn't look like the impeller I see in parts diagrams for this motor.
The one I pulled from my motor (see pic no.1) has curved...
Well after determining that I had a blown head gasket and a search all over town I finally had to order one. It wont be here til Monday. So I decided to clean the mating surfaces and (don't know how I missed it ) noticed that one of the bolts apparently sheared off when I was removing the...
I recently purchased a 73 4hp johnson seahorse from a man. It looks great hardly a scratch on it. He said it was hard to start and had broken the rope trying. He said that was two years ago.
Well I took the carb off and cleaned it as I figure it needed it. I figured I would tear it down to...
