35hp twin age and help

[dafooge]

hello,

new to the board here,,,i have a 35 hptwin that sat for ten yrs in a barn, it was fogged before putting up,the pull cord was hangin out upon inspection,,a flag went up,the prop wasnt dented or dinged and the motor look on the outside to be handled ok, so i bought it for 200 buck, no whip or controls...got it home fix the recoil, tryed jumping the starter to fired it up and there is a bad flat spot in the starter, it spun with the aid of channel locks,,but then grabbed again,now i know why the pull cord was hanging out ,it shot the cylders with lps lube cranked the motor over and then put the plugs back in it,gave it a shot of carb cleaner and it fired by way of the pull cord,,,good so far,i pulled the starter and what a job that was,,,do they aways come out so hard?i had to pop the carbs off and the bendix to get it to lean hard enought to clear. anyways my s/n for the motor is 2425389,dont know what yr it is and i need a rebuilt starter for it, can anyone help? thanks in advance,,,

dafooge

 

[05GlastronSX]

Re: 35hp twin age and help

thats a 1968 you got there dafooge. some parts can be hard to remove especially an engine of that vintage and given the fact that it has been sitting for ten years collecting dust and moisture.

 

[tashasdaddy]

Re: 35hp twin age and help

before trying to start again, i would tilt it up so it is almost level, put some marval mystery oil the the cylinder and let it soak . the drain off, and turnover a couple of times without plugs(don't stand behind it) you are goin gto have to rebuild the carbs with a new kit, and atleast do the impeller. you know forsure that it is atleast a 10 y/o if not 40y/o piece of very dry rubber waiting to fly apart and clog the cooling system.

 

[akendall]

Re: 35hp twin age and help

before trying to start again, i would tilt it up so it is almost level, put some marval mystery oil the the cylinder and let it soak . the drain off, and turnover a couple of times without plugs(don't stand behind it) you are goin gto have to rebuild the carbs with a new kit, and atleast do the impeller. you know forsure that it is atleast a 10 y/o if not 40y/o piece of very dry rubber waiting to fly apart and clog the cooling system.

My (late) grandfather left us a boat with the same motor (red stripe right?) and a couple years ago the starter stopped working... althought the solenoid still worked (upon testing). Koodos to you for being able to remove that dang starter - I couldn't!!! Had part of the engine block wrapped around the top starter spindle, so the carb and lower cowling had to be removed before removing the starter!!

Long story short - I took the starter to a local Bosch dealer who literally rebuilt the motor and gave me a 1yr warranty - because it was cheaper than getting a vintage one shipped to me via ebay! I'm sure there's one in your area - typically a company that rebuilds any electric motor can do this for you.

Good luck! Great motor once it works - our family calls it the "Cadillac".