BillBallinger
Cadet
- Joined
- May 27, 2006
- Messages
- 11
We have just aquirred this engine and had a problem with it immediately. It would not run at low speed. Today I pulled the cover, retorqued the head, (finding the lower cylinder slightly looser, this stopped a slight wheeze it had and noticibly increaced the compression). Cleaned the cylinders, plugs and all grounds with brake cleaner and WD-40. The lower coil was cracked, which I repaired with silicone for now. I also fixed what I think may have been a vacuum leak in the carb gasket with dielectric silicone. <br /><br />I then used lubriplate on all of the governor pivots and on the bevel gears for the tiller throttle. It was sticky everywhere, and has quite a bit of slop from being manhandled at the grip. I put lubriplate all around the flywheel where it slips on the stator, and on the plastic roller, and detent plate etc.<br /><br />Also, I am not sure if I should have done this but on the tiller back on the transmission, there is an adjustment that sets the low to high speed differnce at the tiller grip, like I said this was way out of whack, so after I eliminated all of the slop elsewhere I tweaked this screw to where its goving a decent looking range both at the flywheel and the carb that I think will work.<br /><br />I would like to test it in a bucket or barrell, but I don't know what size, how much water, where to look, or more importantantly what I should see for proper operation. I know nothing about boats, but I work on everything else. I am doing this for my son. We want to learn together how <br />to maintain this old girl ourselves and we sincerely appreciate your help.
