I suspect the Manual Choke Lever was removed by a previous Owner, Why? who knows
It would have contacted the Roller#16, shown in your last Pic
Going through the Parts Books for both the 77 and 78, there were some Big Changes and some Little Changes. The Blocks are not interchangeable, Mid...
The Control will work, I actually like The older Control as the Cable Movement was straight back and forth, the later Controls moved the Cable in an Arc
I am referring to the Old Simplex/Shipmaster Control, not the Single Lever designs
What is the weight of the Boat, it must be very light to Jump out of the Hole with a 21, and 6000 rpm sounds a little high. I guess it could be Ventilating, which would account for the High Rpm.
Exactly what prop is the 21, and what Height is the Engine mounted at?
So it originally had an Inboard, and was converted to an Outboard.
Concerns:
1)As mentioned above, Engine Height, also factoring any Setback from the Transom.
2) Tachometer Accuracy.
3) Engine Condition. Have you done a Compression Test? If yes, what were the Numbers?
4) Are you operating the...
As in Booster Cables? A bit of Overkill, and a risk of lots of Sparks if they Short Out, which near Gasoline is not a Good Thing. Just use some 16 Gauge Wire to and from a 12 volt Battery.
Where I am, we only have 2 seasons, Winter and Summer. Spring and Fall are 2 week Transition Periods, so I can't call them Seasons.
Currently in a Heat wave, temps are hovering around -11C, which is about 10F, beats a week ago when it was -45F
This year we had a Snowless Christmas and a Snowless New Year. It was Wonderful, the Temps were a couple of degrees below Freezing, until last week when they went into the Toilet. Today an Inch of the Disgusting Stuff fell. However the Temps are rising it is currently -10F, and by next Thursday...