sea king 6hp

[howden]

fired up motor for 1st time, seemed to run ok, but would not idle, had to keep throttle up a little. when i looked in tank of water i was using for test there was blacks spots floating on the surface, obviously oil but is there anything i can do. What is the gap for the plugs on this and what is the best type of plugs to use? are these motors easy to flood, after it ran for about 5-7 minutes i could not get it started again? help and thanks

 

[CATransplant]

Re: sea king 6hp

Before we can really answer your questions, we need the model number of your outboard. You can find it, usually, near the transom clamp assembly. On some, you'll find it in another place. It will be a combination of letters and numbers.

With that information in hand, we'll know who built the outboard and be able to help you with your questions.

 

[CATransplant]

Re: sea king 6hp

Oh, as far as the black spots on the water go, don't worry about them. They're oil from the fuelil mix. Just ignore that.

 

[perkdp]

Re: sea king 6hp

My dad had one of these Sea King motors from the 1960's.
It would act like that..... wouldn't start,, would run on one cylinder,,
he fought with it for a good while. Then put a fuel pump diaphram in it and it was cured.

 

[howden]

Re: sea king 6hp

model number is vwb19074b, put it in the water this weekend and got about 200 yards before it died and could not get it restarted, is it safe to run a 50:1 oil mix, thanks

 

[perkdp]

Re: sea king 6hp

Seems like they called for either 32:1 or 40:1 (4 oz per gallon)