When I say I have no doubt it will fire up, it has had carb rebuilds, New coil packs, starter and solenoid, all new fuel hoses, fuel pump, plugs, impeller, thermostat. Compression is good. 110 to 120 on all 3 cylinders. Time will tell.
Hi airshot, yea it's a fiberglass boat. Best i can tell by the overall condition, it has been stored inside of something most of its life. Original soft upholstery with no tears anywhere, original bright white snap on vinyl top, original green astro turf , all windshield glass looks new and...
Hi airshot, yea i get what you are saying for sure. Especially with outboards. The boat I am trying to sell is pretty much top notch EXCEPT, the rig has been stored in my shop since last summer and it is just quite dirty. But overall superb for a 49 year old boat. The only issue I have is...
I have also been researching the best compression tester to buy after learning a lesson about buying a lower end brand. I rented one , an OEM tools brand and it was rather nice and accurate. So many of them pop up on searches claiming to be the best. Both the OEM tools brand and the...
Hey salt, I have no clue about how to surface the head other than the easy way of taking it to a machine shop. And is it true about coating the new head gasket with engine oil at install ? Heard that somewhere.
This jewel hasn't run on quite a while. It has many new parts and the carbs have...
Kinda what I am thinkin too. Once I get er runnin I will do the decarb process then dump a can of sea foam in the tank . Mite just bring the Ole motor back to it's youthful days.
Ok, went and got a higher end compression tester to see if my obviously cheep one was junk. The original readings were all 3 between 70-80. The better guage shows top-115, mid-110, and bottom 120. I assume these numbers are acceptable for a 1977 year motor ?
