snowseeker
Petty Officer 3rd Class
- Joined
- Nov 1, 2004
- Messages
- 93
I started on this motor awhile ago. I only get a little bit of time here and there to work on my own projects so things like this motor take quite awhile to finish.
I like to buy old motors when they pop up for the right price within a reasonable distance from me. One motor in particular I always liked and wanted to fix up and have around was the waterwitch. Then a couple years ago (maybe last year?) I got a call from a member here (sorry I forget your name). He tells me he has some waterwitches for me so I load up the family and head over the the lake superior shore. I haul back 4 waterwitch motors! Two of the 1938 singles type, one of the early 1940's single and also an early 1940's twin. It was like christmas!
So I tore into and started in on the worst of the two 38's which was locked up. After some careful fiddling I got it to turn, after some blowing out and washing I got it to turn freely enough to test and got spark! From there I tore it apart.
I cleaned up the entire block in the blast cabinet. I cleaned up the rod, crank, piston, and whatnots by hand. I found the rod to be .020" out of round so I stoned the cap down some to take up the tolerance. Oiled everything up good and assembled.
I also blasted the cylinder and painted it a machine gray as well as the (saddle?) boat mount of the motor. The shaft tube is polished aluminum, the lower unit is painted an aluminum color. It was just to rough to polish up.
Then I made up the exhaust, I got in a 2" tube with a .043 wall I believe which I stuck in the press and squished in a couple different ways to get the teardrop shape, then polished it as well.
Then finally today I got the tank done, installed, plumbed, and machined a new breather fitting for. I also threw the cap in the lathe to clean it up.
I can get more better pics when the sun comes out, if it ever does. I am going to try and get out on the lake this weekend to try and run it for the first time. I am excited!
I like to buy old motors when they pop up for the right price within a reasonable distance from me. One motor in particular I always liked and wanted to fix up and have around was the waterwitch. Then a couple years ago (maybe last year?) I got a call from a member here (sorry I forget your name). He tells me he has some waterwitches for me so I load up the family and head over the the lake superior shore. I haul back 4 waterwitch motors! Two of the 1938 singles type, one of the early 1940's single and also an early 1940's twin. It was like christmas!
So I tore into and started in on the worst of the two 38's which was locked up. After some careful fiddling I got it to turn, after some blowing out and washing I got it to turn freely enough to test and got spark! From there I tore it apart.
I cleaned up the entire block in the blast cabinet. I cleaned up the rod, crank, piston, and whatnots by hand. I found the rod to be .020" out of round so I stoned the cap down some to take up the tolerance. Oiled everything up good and assembled.
I also blasted the cylinder and painted it a machine gray as well as the (saddle?) boat mount of the motor. The shaft tube is polished aluminum, the lower unit is painted an aluminum color. It was just to rough to polish up.
Then I made up the exhaust, I got in a 2" tube with a .043 wall I believe which I stuck in the press and squished in a couple different ways to get the teardrop shape, then polished it as well.
Then finally today I got the tank done, installed, plumbed, and machined a new breather fitting for. I also threw the cap in the lathe to clean it up.
I can get more better pics when the sun comes out, if it ever does. I am going to try and get out on the lake this weekend to try and run it for the first time. I am excited!
