hollowjacket
Cadet
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- May 26, 2008
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Hey there, hoping someone has a solution.
First off, it's a 1964 evinrude Speeditwin 28hp (28452).
I took the fuel pump off and noticed that there was a bunch of gasket maker material surrounding the middle screw holding the plastic cap on it where the fuel line comes in.
When I tried to put it back, I realized that the material was there because the screw hole is stripped clean.
Are the fuel pumps generic, or are they made specifically for each motor?
can I just go to a store and buy a fuel pump??
Also, I would like to clean the carburator, but I am not too keen on taking it off because I am scared to mess it all up. Someone also told me not to use chemicals to clean it because of the age of the motor it might loosen the seals. I feel that the carburator is probably dirty because I was told that the boat sat for years in a garage. When I have it out on the water at full throttle, it goes fairly fast, but the motor sounds like it isn't going as fast as it should be, kinda sluggish, hard to describe, but it sounds like it should be going a little faster. I am guessing that a good carb cleaning would resolve this, or it couldn't hurt anyway.
Also, a question out of the blue, how exactly does a boat speedometer work??
Chris
First off, it's a 1964 evinrude Speeditwin 28hp (28452).
I took the fuel pump off and noticed that there was a bunch of gasket maker material surrounding the middle screw holding the plastic cap on it where the fuel line comes in.
When I tried to put it back, I realized that the material was there because the screw hole is stripped clean.
Are the fuel pumps generic, or are they made specifically for each motor?
can I just go to a store and buy a fuel pump??
Also, I would like to clean the carburator, but I am not too keen on taking it off because I am scared to mess it all up. Someone also told me not to use chemicals to clean it because of the age of the motor it might loosen the seals. I feel that the carburator is probably dirty because I was told that the boat sat for years in a garage. When I have it out on the water at full throttle, it goes fairly fast, but the motor sounds like it isn't going as fast as it should be, kinda sluggish, hard to describe, but it sounds like it should be going a little faster. I am guessing that a good carb cleaning would resolve this, or it couldn't hurt anyway.
Also, a question out of the blue, how exactly does a boat speedometer work??
Chris