1970 60 hp

[DARKCLOWN]

i have a 1970 60 hp triumph i took it to the lake the other day and couldnt get it to start and when i messed with the chike i got it to run but then it would die its a push button shift and when i got it going good enuff i would hit the reverse button and it would surge forword then die i got the boat turnrd around and when we got it started again i hit foward and gave her gas and she went just fine ran for about 25 mins and went to slow down and she died had to mess with choke again and gave it gas when it just started but ass long as you keeped moving it was all good and the flywheel got pretty hot not to hot but you couldnt keep your hand there for too long any thoughts on this:/

 

[F_R]

Re: 1970 60 hp

The funny shifting could be a bad push button switch. But it could just be because the motor is running so rotton. There are a lot of reasons it could be running rotton, but I keep preaching this: What kind of spark plugs do you have in there? If it is the originally recommended surface gap plugs, toss them and put in a set of Champion L77JC4 gapped at .040" THEN if it still runs badly, you can go on and check the other stuff. But you are only spinning your wheels trying to make that motor run on surface gaps plugs. Been there--done that--while the motors were still new even.

 

[jtexas]

Re: 1970 60 hp

motor dies, it defaults to forward gear...

Had the motor long? Been running good before this?
Any recent maintenance been done on it?
Fresh fuel?
Fuel line holding pressure?
Age and condition of spark plugs?
Start with compression test and spark test.

 

[DARKCLOWN]

Re: 1970 60 hp

ok ill go with that and ill post what i find thanks