Replace the switch. The key should spring back to RUN position when released in the START position. It is likely incorrectly wired as well as it should not stop in RUN position. That engine has a magneto system and stops when the ignition system is grounded. It runs when the stop circuit is...
Warm up the engine and then shut it off. Now open the throttle fully and look at the secondaries throttle plate. It should still be closed even though the throttle is wide open. Then gently push on the secondary air valve (the plate). It should require just a slight amount of force to open...
If this is a 4-bbl carb, you may have mucked up the "timing" of the secondaries opening. Air valve secondaries use airflow to open those jets and there is an adjustment that determines when that happens. Misadjustment creates exactly the situation you describe. If this a 2-bbl then ignore...
Take a quick peak UNDER the coupler just behind the hitch ball. Do you see that big nut? Unless you weld it to the bolt you still have "zero" security. Removing that nut is a 10 second effort and they can lift the coupler off the ball (locked or not).
Don't you currently have plugs? If they are threaded, head to any home improvement store and pick up plastic or brass plugs to match. If they are rubber expansion plugs, any store that sells marine stuff will have them. They are adjustable for size.
My experience with a not so adequate tow vehicle was on the St Croix (Mn/Wi border) where this dude was trying to pull out a 26 ft cruiser with a Ford Aerostar Van. Can't imagine this thing in a panic situation on the highway. Talk about overloaded and helpless. Couldn't even spin the wheels...
The fenders look odd only because someone installed the next size bigger wheels and tires. I suspect hubs were changed as well as this size trailer in the day would likely have had four bolt wheels. Getting a boat centered on the trailer has a lot to do with how far you back into the water...
Look very carefully at the fuel sender. If you got overly aggressive at some point tightening the electrical connection nut, you may have spun the entire assemby to where it shorted against the main support rod which is ground. Shorting the sender terminal creates a full indication.
Foour stroke engine have cylinder walls and all internal moving parts lubricated with pressurized or splash oiling. There is no need to fog them except for perhaps multi-year layups. Two strokes (outboards and snowmobiles primarily) needed to be fogged because of the wet environment and the...
Crafting a wire harness for anything can be daunting for the novice electrical person but there is a way to make this a bit simpler. Start by fully removing the "boat harness" which is the harness the boat manufacturer installs. The engine harness is harness that runs from the engine to the...
Up here in the tundra (Minnesota) we've been using E10 for decades and if properly stabilized it is simply not an issue. Another thought in your specific instance is to stabilize and do not fill the tank or drain it. In the spring before startup top off the tank and go boating. Yes - in the...
If you tried a couple different fuel gauges and had the same result, then the gauge is not the problem. The problem lies with the sender or the wiring. If you had the same experience with the trim gauge, then the problem is not the gauge but rather the sender or the wiring. If you are using a...
I've seen several torsion axle trailers with tandem and tri-axles with one or two sets of wheels off the ground while entering or leaving an entrance to a gas station or parking lot to any store. Two or three axles do no good if one or two of them are off the ground. Not to mention the tire and...
