1955 elgin 7.5?

[82rude]

i have nice elgin 7.5.its a 1955.i did not buy any parts for this motor but upon pulling flywheel every part under there is brand spanking new!! it has champion j 11,s are they correct?what are the starting carb settings?finally what is the purpose of the knob on the lower right face?

 

[Willyclay]

Believe that old green beauty was made by West Bend. There may be some help at the link below. Good luck!

http://www.fiberglassics.com/library/images/c/c0/Westbendmanual001.pdf

 

[82rude]

thanks good info.still cant find what that knob on the lower right face does.beside the low speed adj

 

[flashback]

Maybe the choke?

 

[airshot]

Post some pics if you can, my dad had one of those when I was a kid..( now 72), would bring back some fond memories for me, thanks. On ours there was a green flip lever for the choke, a small knob for low speed adj to carb, and I remember Dad often dropping the glass bowl under the carb to clean the crud...and yes breaking a few of those glass bowls as they are slippery with the gas/ oil mix on them, even learned a few curse words from watching !!!

 

[82rude]

I believe the knob is fuel shutoff.looks like it needs a carb rebuild.Amazingly the md series carbs still have kits out there.

 

[82rude]

As long as compression is good ive no doubt this will be a strong running motor next year.Theres a vid on the bing and he says it a strong motor and his starts and runs like new.Ah thats youtube.1954 elgin 7.5hp short vid, impressive runner.Next up is my 1939 evinrude 22.5 opposed twin for redo.

 

[82rude]

Where would one find an impeller

 

[82rude]

Any suggestions for a gas cap.Currenty using a tap off of a 5 gallon water jug,lol.

 

[brim_buster]

You might find one on ebay. When I restored my Firestone I found some parts on there for it. Check the inside of the gas tank make sure no rust. I had to coat the inside of mine. Great little motors.