Rebuilt the carb, opened the throttle manually and she fires up and idles well.
People familiar with the motor say they need more throttle as they get older. I'll likely have to rig a length of wire through a hole in the cowl so i can manually open the throttle for cold starts.
Signs of life!
Motor has no carb installed right now, I disconnected the fuel line that runs from the bottom of the carb and T’s off to either cylinder. After removing the fuel line, I slowly pulled the starter cable and was surprised to see fuel/air spurting OUT of the brass nipple on the...
If I pull the spark plugs and cover the hole with my hand, I can feel the puffs of air as I pull the starter.
If I have good spark then this must mean that I’m not getting fuel to the cylinders, right?
But even when I spray starter fluid into the spark plug holes it doesn’t try to run, so does...
Only money spent would be for a strap wrench and flywheel pulled, haha. But there’s a harbor freight down the street.
If the key is sheared off, it wouldn’t turn the crank or advance the motor, correct? I ask because I can confirm that the pistons are moving.
Yes I had the lower unit sitting in a tub.
This motor has a thermostat. Once it warmed up it was spitting water just fine in the garage. It didn’t run long enough at the lake to check for water coming out.
In the garage it idled it with no trouble and revved the engine with no issues. Shut it...
Motor came with a jon boat I bought, its a '93 15 HP pull start with Serial Number Beginning 0T76.
I got the motor started in my garage the day I brought it home, about a month ago. Idled great and shifted into forward easily. Using 10%Eth gas with the proper mixture and a gas tank that stays...
