So I'm really starting to think that my buddies are right, I need to throw this piece of $%#@ in the lake and get a real motor. Unfortunately I'm in college and a 3K dollar motor is not in the budget.
So here goes again. Got this motor about 8 months ago and it was in rough shape. Fixed the condensers, points, and all the other ignition parts, spark plugs and wires included. Then went through the carb with a kit and cleaned that all out. Had some problems with the motor only running well with the choke out. Changed the fuel lines and bam, it worked great for about a month. I have been out about 5 or 6 times since then. I am working out of town for the summer so the motor sat for about 7-8 weeks and I pulled it out yesterday and went to the river. It was hesitant to start. It would turn over and then go about 5 revolutions and then die. I would pull on the chord with the motor on stop (to prevent it from flooding) then put the choke on and turn it to start, again it would do the same thing. It went after about the 10th time of this. Ran fine all day. Started and stoped several times to fish. All day long it was a one pull motor. I thought that maybe it was just degrading fuel in the lines and once that cleared it was good to go.
Today went to the lake. 3 pulls and it fired right up. Put it in reverse, swung the boat around and into fwd. We were off for a full day of fishing. Headed out of the no wake zone the motor kind of hesitated right at the no wake bouys. I hammered down on the throttle and off she went. We cruised for about 3/4 mile and it started to slow down (boat speed, but the motor sounded great). It slowed all the way down until it was only barely dragging a wake with the throttle as far as it would go. Then it slowly died. That was it. Limped back into the ramp with the trolling motor.
Thought maybe it was the carb that was maybe gummed up with 2 month old fuel. Pulled it all apart on the tailgate of my truck. Cleaned out everything and it looked good. Blew out the holes with a can of starting fluid (only thing I had with some sort of air force). The only thing I didn't pull was the welch plug. Squirted fluid down the low speed needle hole and it appeared to be moving fluid into the carb body. Checked the float and needle and those appeared fine, the carb was full of fuel when I took it off too.
Pulled the spark plugs and they were sparking, very wet, but sparking. I dont think the needles moved because the packings are pretty new and I have to use pliers to adjust the needles.
Pulled on the chord for about an hour until I was dripping sweat. The only time I could get it to fire was when the throttle was on full and the motor in reverse. It would fire for about 2-5 revolutions and then die. I couldn't get it to fire in the neutral position on choke or without it. . .
What the heck is going on with this stupid thing? I'm getting REALLY tired of burning $50 in gas to get there, then paying a $10 launch fee and finding out afterward that my dang motor is going to crap out on me! Ready to throw it in the lake. Absoloutely pissed today headed home.
So here goes again. Got this motor about 8 months ago and it was in rough shape. Fixed the condensers, points, and all the other ignition parts, spark plugs and wires included. Then went through the carb with a kit and cleaned that all out. Had some problems with the motor only running well with the choke out. Changed the fuel lines and bam, it worked great for about a month. I have been out about 5 or 6 times since then. I am working out of town for the summer so the motor sat for about 7-8 weeks and I pulled it out yesterday and went to the river. It was hesitant to start. It would turn over and then go about 5 revolutions and then die. I would pull on the chord with the motor on stop (to prevent it from flooding) then put the choke on and turn it to start, again it would do the same thing. It went after about the 10th time of this. Ran fine all day. Started and stoped several times to fish. All day long it was a one pull motor. I thought that maybe it was just degrading fuel in the lines and once that cleared it was good to go.
Today went to the lake. 3 pulls and it fired right up. Put it in reverse, swung the boat around and into fwd. We were off for a full day of fishing. Headed out of the no wake zone the motor kind of hesitated right at the no wake bouys. I hammered down on the throttle and off she went. We cruised for about 3/4 mile and it started to slow down (boat speed, but the motor sounded great). It slowed all the way down until it was only barely dragging a wake with the throttle as far as it would go. Then it slowly died. That was it. Limped back into the ramp with the trolling motor.
Thought maybe it was the carb that was maybe gummed up with 2 month old fuel. Pulled it all apart on the tailgate of my truck. Cleaned out everything and it looked good. Blew out the holes with a can of starting fluid (only thing I had with some sort of air force). The only thing I didn't pull was the welch plug. Squirted fluid down the low speed needle hole and it appeared to be moving fluid into the carb body. Checked the float and needle and those appeared fine, the carb was full of fuel when I took it off too.
Pulled the spark plugs and they were sparking, very wet, but sparking. I dont think the needles moved because the packings are pretty new and I have to use pliers to adjust the needles.
Pulled on the chord for about an hour until I was dripping sweat. The only time I could get it to fire was when the throttle was on full and the motor in reverse. It would fire for about 2-5 revolutions and then die. I couldn't get it to fire in the neutral position on choke or without it. . .
What the heck is going on with this stupid thing? I'm getting REALLY tired of burning $50 in gas to get there, then paying a $10 launch fee and finding out afterward that my dang motor is going to crap out on me! Ready to throw it in the lake. Absoloutely pissed today headed home.
