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So it turns over and starts, just won't keep running !! You will need to do some testing to check in the health of your engine. When you have those test results, post them and we can go from there...

So the engine is turning over but won't fire up and run ?? Get a spark checker ( cheap at most auto stores) and check strength of spark if there is any ....

Being Cali, they will want EPA cleanup fees for disposal !! Another reason people are fleeing the state !!

So...is it no crank or no start ??

Banks and other finnancial institutions create monthly payments and convince folks they can afford it.. Telling them they " deserve it" something they are "entitled to" if they like it !! Same with car salesmen, convincing people they can afford it if they want it. People find out later they...

If the tank is plastic or aluminum then cleaning is easy. But any steel or galvanised material then toss it !! Finding an exact replacement might be difficult. There are a number of plastic tank mfgrs that make many shapes, and sizes. When my old steel tank rusted thru, I bought a nice...

I hear ya, when a battery passes 4 years I get nervous ! Depending on what the battery is used for, I have replaced good working batteries many times if I fear being stranded with no way to recover.

Get educated on fiberglass work as you will likely be doing a bunch ! Old fiberglass boats have a wood skeleton encased in fiberglass and this needs cut open to inspect for rotted wood. In all probability it is rotten and will take many months of messy, itchy work to cut open, fit new wood...

Shouldn't be hard to create one, think wheel chair ramp!

Very interesting, brother had a wankel powered snowmobile, everyone liked it ! It would do just a little over 50 mph, whether by yourself or carried a passenger or carried two and pulled a skiboose. Funky sounding but never failed us, just used a lot of fuel and had a lot of grunt !!

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Why ?? Is the tank leaking, damaged, metal and rusting???

Old fuel looses its power, especially after a year. Fuel lines come apart/ disolve from the inside and contaminate the fuel passing thru it.

West Bend ??

Is the new carb a factory replacement or a chinese copy from Amazon ? Has the carb been setup and adjusted to the engine? Did you clean out the fuel system, replaced all filters, have an inline filter, and using fresh fuel ?? How good is the fuel line from tank, they only last a few years ??

Yea be xarefull with Acetone, it can melt/ distort any plastic or rubber parts...better to use carb cleaner and compressed air.

Keeping a good tarp taught with a good framework, otherwise your wasting your time and efforts.

What is wrong with the 140 I /O ?? Loved mine, easy on fuel, repair parts are much cheaper and I could reach 40 plus mph. Outboards are more expensive to buy up front. To answer your question, it is a job !! Doable yes but needs to be done right!!

Course treads will help, many tire mfgrs make tires for wet surfaces. Carry a bag/ bucket of fine gravel to throw under your tires, make sure it is sharp edge gravel not rounded decorative pebbles.