txbandit44
Petty Officer 2nd Class
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- May 11, 2008
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- 182
ok got a 74 70hp w/o TT Evinrude came with a starcraft i bought trying to see if its worth titling or fixing.Heres quick run down of what I have done. To start off I want to say im no stranger to a motor or the 3cyl johnson/evinrude but I have never seen this.
Got the motor had no starter. It spun over by hand so i layed it on the floor withthe spark plugs up ad shot some wd40 in the cyl and worked it over by hand a few times. I used the pull start rope to do a half a** compression test to see if it was even worth getting a starter. #1 95 #2 120 #3 110.
Thought that was good enough to drop 50 bones on a starter got one and installed it got some tw3 and squired a few shots in the cyl and let it sit over night while laying plugs up.
got the motor up on a stand and spun it over with the starter to blow out any unneeded oil. recheck compression
#1 105 #2 150 #3 140
#1 worries me but I feel that if i get it running maybe it will even out after it warms up. I pulled the carbs and cleaned them up(NO I didnt pay 20 bucks for kits just a quick clean up)
Did rebuild the fuel pump I had an old kit onhand.
hooked up the water...fuel primed...bumped key and off we go. This thing runs great if i do all the throttle and timing adjustment by hand the PO didnt have a clue what they where doing and made all kinds of timing and throttle adjustments in efforts to get it running again. Which i can only assume they burned up the starter and thats why it had no starter. I would say I got some float issues cuz this thing leaks fuel from the carb throats like crazy while its running.
I got no dought i can fix anything on this motor exept compression issues. Its easier and cheaper to find another motor than have this machined.
Im looking at $60 for title and reg plus the leg work, got a title but cant find the BOS $100 in misc parts to freshin up the carbs and timing. Id say I got $100 in it now. Do i keep going or is that #1 cyl a deal breaker. I have never had a compession diffence like that and the motor start and run so well.
Thanks for the info in advance
Got the motor had no starter. It spun over by hand so i layed it on the floor withthe spark plugs up ad shot some wd40 in the cyl and worked it over by hand a few times. I used the pull start rope to do a half a** compression test to see if it was even worth getting a starter. #1 95 #2 120 #3 110.
Thought that was good enough to drop 50 bones on a starter got one and installed it got some tw3 and squired a few shots in the cyl and let it sit over night while laying plugs up.
got the motor up on a stand and spun it over with the starter to blow out any unneeded oil. recheck compression
#1 105 #2 150 #3 140
#1 worries me but I feel that if i get it running maybe it will even out after it warms up. I pulled the carbs and cleaned them up(NO I didnt pay 20 bucks for kits just a quick clean up)
Did rebuild the fuel pump I had an old kit onhand.
hooked up the water...fuel primed...bumped key and off we go. This thing runs great if i do all the throttle and timing adjustment by hand the PO didnt have a clue what they where doing and made all kinds of timing and throttle adjustments in efforts to get it running again. Which i can only assume they burned up the starter and thats why it had no starter. I would say I got some float issues cuz this thing leaks fuel from the carb throats like crazy while its running.
I got no dought i can fix anything on this motor exept compression issues. Its easier and cheaper to find another motor than have this machined.
Im looking at $60 for title and reg plus the leg work, got a title but cant find the BOS $100 in misc parts to freshin up the carbs and timing. Id say I got $100 in it now. Do i keep going or is that #1 cyl a deal breaker. I have never had a compession diffence like that and the motor start and run so well.
Thanks for the info in advance
