Re: Another 'water' motor post...
I am wondering why , a boat motor would be considered a piece of junk , because it took a little dip in the water.
The other day we pulled a 1973 Evinrude fisherman model 6302s out of the water with the anchor
The motor was in the water a long time and the water was really silt filled. we brought it home with 5 inch's of mud casing most exposed surfaces and pressure washed it as we disassembled it . we did not care about where we sprayed the water except for the carb .
The shift lever was broken, and the throttle was stuck so that the tiller would not turn, or fold
the flywheel would not turn and the engine would not tilt
I am guessing that this motor was in the water for at least six month.
Anyway we used an air hose to blow the water out of the cylinders and sprayed them down with gas and oil mix
we took off the old coils , condensers and points
we replaced the rotted fuel lines and forced fresh gas through the carb , and out the drain at the bottom
we use a rubber mallet to break lose the stuck parts and sprayed everything with lube
the water pump impeller is rotted , and it was full of mud , we need to get a new one
anyway the motor runs as it sits right now, but because the impeller was bad we have not run it more than a few minutes 30 seconds at a time
It might need a carb rebuild , and to be honest I was surprised that it started without a complete carb deep cleaning.
My fear is that with the amount of silt that was everywhere else , the crankcase is probably coated with a small layer of silt as well
I am not going to invest in a rebuild of the motor it will either hold together , or it won't
our investment so far , 2 hours , some spare old parts that we took off other motors and replaced with new, one can of lube,replaced the lower unit oil,19 dollars for a new impeller.
I think now that the best thing for this motor would be run it , and run it some more
on a further note , I was looking at google earth the other day , and could clearly see 20 boats sunk in our local lake it is only 26 feet deep at the deepest point who knows where this could lead lol
