It's spring and I have lots of questions!!! As if there was even a real winter.

[cobbcfi]

To start things off I have wiring and fuel questions plus stater concerns..

1. I am replacing all of the wiring from the dual batteries to the engine. I can find the wires just fine (I.E. 18" 2GA AWG Red times two and one 2GA AWG black. The wires from the switch and battery to the Solenoid and starter are 4GA, shouldn't they be 2GA as well?? Also the wires going to the starter/solenoid are connected to each other and not separate. That is no problem but where could I find a 2GA AWG wire that is connected to eachother that would have one red side and the other side black? Kind of like jumper cables do. I just would like the look of that as a personal preference. Anyone know where I could find that wire without connectors 8'-10' long?



2. Cleaning the coil and stator?
Would I be dumb to pull off the stator and clean it up underneath? I can see rust and junk in there that I would like to get out. Are there any issues with removing and replacing the stater? Could I just blow it our with a pressure washer mixed with degreaser? I would like to sand off the rust and repaint/clean it up.


3. Fuel Water seperator.
The fuel water seperator I have has an inlet and outlet on both sides but I currently have the fuel in and out lines on the same side and I would like to have the inlet on the fuel tank side and the outlet on the engine side, could I move the outlet hose to the otherside without problems? It would be closer/pointing towards the engine instead of the current setup coming out away from the engine and curling the hose around back to the engine.. It looks stupid the way it is now.


4. Is there any reason to pull off the heads and replace the gaskets and/or inspect for any damage?
The visible part of the gaskets look pretty coroded and I would like to know if there would be any benefit to replacing them? I have no issues or compression problems and the gaskets are intact doing there job.

 

[cobbcfi]

Re: It's spring and I have lots of questions!!! As if there was even a real winter.

5. Are these fuel lines to the cylinders?
There is one 90 degree fitting on each cylinder with a hose attached headed back to the carbs. The fittings are pretty rusted on the outside, is there any reason to try to replace these with new ones? Could there be blockage inside the fitting?


6. Does anyone know if there is a wiring kit kind of like "Painless Wiring" for cars that are made for boats?

P.S.
My engine is a 1996 Johnson 225 MDL# J225TYEDE

 

[cobbcfi]

Re: It's spring and I have lots of questions!!! As if there was even a real winter.

Oh, and the picture of the fuel water separator, the reds lines are what I have and the green lines are what I want...

Thanks a million for all your help!!

 

[archcycle]

Re: It's spring and I have lots of questions!!! As if there was even a real winter.

5. Are these fuel lines to the cylinders?
There is one 90 degree fitting on each cylinder with a hose attached headed back to the carbs. The fittings are pretty rusted on the outside, is there any reason to try to replace these with new ones? Could there be blockage inside the fitting?
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I believe those are fuel returns for unburnt fuel to find its way out of the crankcase.

 

[archcycle]

Re: It's spring and I have lots of questions!!! As if there was even a real winter.

4. Is there any reason to pull off the heads and replace the gaskets and/or inspect for any damage?
The visible part of the gaskets look pretty coroded and I would like to know if there would be any benefit to replacing them? I have no issues or compression problems and the gaskets are intact doing there job.
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You may want to find out why the edges of the gaskets are corroding. I have the same issue and I'm thinking it's probably slightly warped surfaces on the heads or the block or both. The solution would be to take the heads off and check the surfaces for evenness with something you know to be flat and if the surfaces aren't level then get something level and put emery paper on it and sand just enough to get it flat. You could also have a poorly sealed cowling.

 

[Bob Gilvary]

Re: It's spring and I have lots of questions!!! As if there was even a real winter.

What you're calling a stator is your flywheel I think. It's easy enough to take it off with the right puller. Do check that the magnets are tightly bonded in place. They are notorious for coming loose. Check by inserting a screwdriver in the top of the flywheel, over each magnet, and pushing down. You'll know soon enough if they're loose, giving you another reason to take it off.

 

[cobbcfi]

Re: It's spring and I have lots of questions!!! As if there was even a real winter.

I thought the flywheel was a stator? It does generate power to charge the battery like an alternator right? Maybe flywheel is what it is called so I will use that.

We have had nothing but rain lately so I haven't gotten out to work on it yet but;

Those definitely could be "un-burnt" fuel return lines so I assume that trying to pry those rusted fittings out is pretty pointless?

I just thought that the corrosion ws from being run in saltwater most of it's life. Could an internal problem cause corrosion?

And the fuel water seperator, can I run the lines as indicated? From tank to starboard inlet and to engine from port-side outlet?

Thanks a bunch