1962 wards sea king 3

[offtheshore]

model gg18735B
serile 26X84496
Any info on this would be great.... are these good motors,any major problems,is it worth keeping? It runs good. Can i still get parts?


thank you

 

[F_R]

Re: 1962 wards sea king 3

Made by Gale Products Divisin of OMC. Related to Johnson and Evinrudes but not the same except for the ignition and recoil starter. Nice little motor, I have one for a kicker on my own boat. It'll troll down to a very slow put-put. And cold-start on one pull once you get the hang of it. You can't get parts at the corner store, but they are out there. Depends on what you need.

 

[offtheshore]

Re: 1962 wards sea king 3

Thank You....Do you know what the gas mix ratio is ?

 

[F_R]

Re: 1962 wards sea king 3

Original was 1/2 pint of 30 weight non-detergent oil to a gallon of gas. (16:1). That was changed to 1/3 pint of outboard oil (TC-W3) to a gallon (24:1). Don't let anybody talk you into running it leaner than that. The aluminum connecting rod needs lube. If you object to the smoke, use 100% Synthetic TC-W3 outboard oil.

 

[offtheshore]

Re: 1962 wards sea king 3

Thank You my friend