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Don't worry they told me I was color blind at my local Telco hiring office.. not good for splicing cable pairs..... so they kept me away from fixing color coded cables/pairs :) but I still worked 30 years there :) wiring is usuall y the least of problems :) but yes it can be a...

ground wires are usually black power wires are usually red sometimes purple from the switch START post so don't apply power to black wires. you have to learn to use a volt ohm meter if you plan servicing your oldy post a color photo close up of your solenoid wires. but do easy...

to test the solenoid " locally" just use a pieceof wire and link the entry 12v from the battery and touch the small control post on the solenoid.... one post goes to ground so be carefull. the control post from the key is the one you needto energize. if the ground part of the solenoid...

solenoid need power to close the starter circuit and be grounded first thing to check before spending $$$ is to check if volatge is presented to the solenoid with the key at start... power to the solenoid from the key may be interrupted by the neutral switch. key the key on START and...

well zm are known do block inlet pipes to water filtration systems could that have invaded a long sitting engine... maybe. but check the impeller theory first :) and faztbullet comment

likely blockage of water passages from a broken impeller fin or just accumulated crud. lake water or salt water engine ? ? new impeller needed and pump housing must be inspected ... if lucky any broken parts may be lodged in there.

they have worked for me if you do not want to rebuild the old one with a kit has suggested. Some keep the old pumps and scavenge parts from the new one. ...mostly diaphragms. First the top layer screw cap can be orieneted any way you need. Longer mounting bolts will take care of the...

909... why not simply scan a few critical pages and post them.... all with learn and should store them in their own files

clean the suspect points with a fine emery paper and rinse with carb cleaner. check proper continuity boot to engine frame (4-8 kohms) . check continuity while rotating the mag plate in case you have a broken wire in a bend ...or did you replace them ?

1 part of oil for 24 parts of fuel is richer than 1 part of oil for 50 parts of fuel 1 part of oil for 24 parts of fuel is good for black flies...

I am sure he meant FW....

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well the motor stayed in good shape... not certain about the driver. :-)

typical torques.. it is all i got you can search the web for industry torque specs by bolt size.

Airshot... all true except for some odd reason in all my refurbs (approx 20) I can't say I ever saw strong blue sparks mostly snappy yellows which allowed my refurbs to work quite well. I'll have to check closer on the next refurb. Maybe I have been lucky the only time I ever had bad...

the small felt pad lubricates the cam to reduce wear on the point rub block if it looks awfull or frayed... replace it and only one is used... kit provided pads may be already greased. if non available i used those sticky felt pads for furniture. cut it up and install with the...

the 1955 7518 base gasket look easy enough to make one if yout are really unable to find one . ask a dealer for part 303467

dowel on a chain works pretty good and you can't loose it :-)

9.5hp are fine motors. like most oldies ..fixing them is a great hobby and you can tell your friends you got yourself a good motor for less than the taxes they paid on their fancy ones that won't last as long. mine is a 1966 version

.020 adjustment is less critical as long as the points open up at exactly the markings shown on the video. .020 is the guideline for manual adjustments using the cams high point when the points open up the plugs will fire at TDC (top dead center) of the piston travel. while you do...