Huron Angler
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Re: '79 Starcraft SS 16 restoration
Wow I can't believe it's been a month almost since my last post. I apologize for the lack of updates.
The issues with tow vehicles has been resolved. We got a hitch put on our Ford Flex(tows like a dream, we love that vehicle) and since there's no short in the running lights all the lights on the trailer worked.
Apparently ALL the issues that I've had for the past few years with trailer lights all originated from a short in the Explorer.
So that was a huge shot in the arm for my electrical talents, since I had it all rigged up correctly all along.
We also scored a great deal on a '01 Ford Escape 3.0 V6 with 70k miles. Roslynn's grandmother sold it to us for 3k and it's the best purchase I've made since I bought the SS three years ago. I have not towed the boat with it yet but I'm sure it will work out well.
I got all the throttle issues worked out and the 70hp Johnson LOVES to run!.
It really does fire up on a twitch of the key like the seller told me, and runs super smooth in medium to high throttle ranges. The idle is rough, but if I want to go slow I can run the Minn Kota so no big deal really. All my anxiety about spending $1100 on this motor has been obliviated.
The performance is about what I expected, with three adults on board it shoots out of the hole and planes quickly. Top speed on GPS with three 200lb guys is 35mph, but that was on a 40-acre lake so it was Nascar style. Higher speed could probably be achieved on longer runs without turning.
I really need to get a tach rigged up to make sure it's all set, I have a feeling it's around 5000 and we might be able to get a bit more out or it, but that's speculation.
I need to get some videos up, it was dark when we first ran the motor so the vids didn't turn out well at all.
Hopefully we can get out on a nice day soon and get some quality footage.
Thanks to all for contributing to this thread, there's no way I could've gotten this far on my own so I really appreciate you folks helping out.
Wow I can't believe it's been a month almost since my last post. I apologize for the lack of updates.
The issues with tow vehicles has been resolved. We got a hitch put on our Ford Flex(tows like a dream, we love that vehicle) and since there's no short in the running lights all the lights on the trailer worked.
Apparently ALL the issues that I've had for the past few years with trailer lights all originated from a short in the Explorer.
So that was a huge shot in the arm for my electrical talents, since I had it all rigged up correctly all along.
We also scored a great deal on a '01 Ford Escape 3.0 V6 with 70k miles. Roslynn's grandmother sold it to us for 3k and it's the best purchase I've made since I bought the SS three years ago. I have not towed the boat with it yet but I'm sure it will work out well.
I got all the throttle issues worked out and the 70hp Johnson LOVES to run!.
It really does fire up on a twitch of the key like the seller told me, and runs super smooth in medium to high throttle ranges. The idle is rough, but if I want to go slow I can run the Minn Kota so no big deal really. All my anxiety about spending $1100 on this motor has been obliviated.
The performance is about what I expected, with three adults on board it shoots out of the hole and planes quickly. Top speed on GPS with three 200lb guys is 35mph, but that was on a 40-acre lake so it was Nascar style. Higher speed could probably be achieved on longer runs without turning.
I really need to get a tach rigged up to make sure it's all set, I have a feeling it's around 5000 and we might be able to get a bit more out or it, but that's speculation.
I need to get some videos up, it was dark when we first ran the motor so the vids didn't turn out well at all.
Hopefully we can get out on a nice day soon and get some quality footage.
Thanks to all for contributing to this thread, there's no way I could've gotten this far on my own so I really appreciate you folks helping out.
