How do I decide if engines are worth restoring?

[kfa4303]

Re: How do I decide if engines are worth restoring?

Congrats Mysticdoc. Here are some handy links that can help with the single-line conversion and some other stuff. Cheers!

http://forums.iboats.com/showthread.php?t=158086

http://www.sschapterpsa.com/ramblings/Converting_dual_fuel_line.htm

http://www.duckworksmagazine.com/04/s/columns/max/24/index.cfm

 

[1946Zephyr]

Re: How do I decide if engines are worth restoring?

On a 30hp, I would just use a fuel pump and bypass cover from the later 28's Those should be easy to obtain.

 

[meyerboy]

Re: How do I decide if engines are worth restoring?

I am almost sure that I saw your boat for sale on ebay a while back. The seller was offering the boat with or without the motors if I remember. If this is the same boat, I would absolutely keep the motors that came with it, as they looked very sweet in the listing. If I lived anywhere near Mystic, I would have bought the boat.

 

[Randy J]

Re: How do I decide if engines are worth restoring?

food for thought 2 yrs ago a new Johnson 40 electrics start out board $3,620.00 + tax

 

[kfa4303]

Re: How do I decide if engines are worth restoring?

That is ridiculous!!! Let's see if it's still running in 50+ years. Good luck trying to work on it yourself either, never mid fact that it's completely ordinary looking. to boot. You should be able to get a fuel pump right here at iboats. Most folks like Mikuni brand, but I think there are others. They're not the cheapest things in the world (approx. $65), but they work and look just like stock and should give you great peace of mind.

 

[1946Zephyr]

Re: How do I decide if engines are worth restoring?

1962 28hp fuel pump and bypass cover. It looks factory and easy to mount.

 

[HighTrim]

Re: How do I decide if engines are worth restoring?

I agree with staying factory looking, but have used Mikunis before as well, especially on the 5.5s

They are actually much cheaper than you think KFA, about 20 bucks.

The Briggs Stratton are cheaper yet, around 15 bucks, but I think a little bigger and harder to mount in my opinion.

Finding a factory bypass cover and pump will be around the $60 mark, used. Unless you or a friend have a parts motor.

 

[1946Zephyr]

Re: How do I decide if engines are worth restoring?

Ohhhh yea, there happens to be a nice guy who lives in Hamilton, Ontario.

 

[samo_ott]

Re: How do I decide if engines are worth restoring?

Hamilton Ontario? Isn't that like in the middle of nowhere... In Canada?

 

[kfa4303]

Re: How do I decide if engines are worth restoring?

I agree with staying factory looking, but have used Mikunis before as well, especially on the 5.5s

They are actually much cheaper than you think KFA, about 20 bucks.

The Briggs Stratton are cheaper yet, around 15 bucks, but I think a little bigger and harder to mount in my opinion.

Finding a factory bypass cover and pump will be around the $60 mark, used. Unless you or a friend have a parts motor.

Sweet! I know the Briggs and Stratton pumps are fairly inexpensive, but where do you get the Mikuni-style pumps so cheap ($20ish vs. $60ish)? Thankfully, I haven't had to buy one (yet), but when I look at them I only find them for the approx. the same price as the one below. Thanks Vice Admiral.

http://www.iboats.com/Fuel-Pump-for...7106906--**********.943752984--view_id.174140

 

[freddyray21]

Re: How do I decide if engines are worth restoring?

http://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/eppages/mikunifuelpump1.php

 

[kfa4303]

Re: How do I decide if engines are worth restoring?

cool. would've never thought to look on an airplane supply site. go figure. thanks.

 

[HighTrim]

Re: How do I decide if engines are worth restoring?

There are hundreds of vendors on ebay with them

http://www.ebay.com/itm/TAS-Rep-Mik...Parts_Accessories&vxp=mtr&hash=item58915fd5b7

Hamilton isnt in the middle of nowhere....Its right beside Stoney Creek! I guess I cant really diss Ottawa it being our capital and all

 

[HighTrim]

Re: How do I decide if engines are worth restoring?

...and I wish I had more parts motors with the bypass covers/fuel pumps on them, I dont even have one for myself that isnt being used.

 

[1946Zephyr]

Re: How do I decide if engines are worth restoring?

cool. would've never thought to look on an airplane supply site. go figure. thanks.

Yep, that's where I bought mine

 

[freddyray21]

Re: How do I decide if engines are worth restoring?

the Mikuni is used in expensive radio controlled planes. Not a cheap pump and I have used the singles on motors up to 35 hp.