What would you do with this Eska?

[guy48065]

I bought an Eska 7hp at a yard sale last summer. It's in nearly mint condition with even the prop wearing almost all its original paint. Problem is it only ran for about 1/2 hour before quitting--no spark. Looks to be the dreaded solid-state ignition module. My plan was to retire my old Game Fisher 7.5 that's all chipped, scratched and corroded...and has a throttle control on the power head, with the Eska that has the tiller throttle.

I believe these 2 motors are nearly identical. Should I take the ignition plate off the running Sears and put it on the Eska? I have to be honest and say that one thing I like about my ugly Sears is I don't worry much about theft or handling it gently...

 

[steelespike]

Re: What would you do with this Eska?

If you had good luck and performance with your old motor I think you are the exception.There is a good chance you can swap the ignition with good results.With the Eska reputation I would get the nice one working sell it and put the money toward a 5,5.5 , 6,or 7.5 Smoother ,quieter easy to service
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