Well, I think I finally caught a break. When taking back the plugs that obviously were incorrect for the 2nd time, I once again was being helped by the rather uninformed and unprofessional F-bomb dropper kid who proceeded to insist that what he just pulled up on the computer was the one he should have gave me the first time. I finally told him, dude listen, you have no idea how important this is here. It is an antique motor that I'm not about to fire up on some guy's whim or guess. What I really need is a Champion box that reads J6C on it or J4C or I'll just order it online. He kept saying that the exact equivalent would be there in the morning on the truck. Then some older gentleman steps in and asks what the dilemma was and I told him some of the story and he walks out back and flops a J6C on the counter so I asked if he had another and he said I got 8 so he got me another, lol. After talking with him it was apparent he knew a little bit about old stuff and even recommended that I run rec gas too. I told him that was the plan eventually.
oldboat: You are gonna laugh, but I got looking real close at the plugs that were already in the motor and I actually think they read J6J or J8J or something. I know the ones I got are the same from the bolt toward the business end but maybe 3/16" longer on the boot end. My father and I are certain that some work had been done to the engine at some point (probably just great grandpa tinkering as there were a couple missing screws on one of the bracket things that hold the carb and faceplate) but unless that is the same plug with a different reference number from 35 years ago he may not have even had the right ones in there. So hopefully, if they are the equivalent of a J8C in today's standards no damage was done back then. I know my father said that grandpa told him it always ran great as long as you were on one setting for slower speeds and another for higher speeds. I guess I'll be finding out. Tomorrow I will put the carb back together with new gaskets, needle, needle seat, float, clean out the glass bowl, and blow all the ports/holes out with compressed air and it will be time to try it again. I also have to get the new impeller in as well and double check gaps on points and plugs. I'll let you all know how it goes.
