63seasprite
Cadet
- Joined
- Jul 29, 2003
- Messages
- 10
I've got a 5hp Wizard that was given to me, and as I'm sure you all know was made by Western Auto. To start, the motor looks great, almost brand new and it is not locked up. The compression is good. Diassembled and cleaned the carb although there wasn't a speck of dirt inside. Lower unit grease is good. I've gotten the motor to sputter, but I keep having troubles with the rope. The rewind assembly is bolted in the top of the hood and the hood is held to the motor via 3 bolts. I stumbled across a dealer that had a new cable in the box for this motor, and (I mean steel cable) to install. I installed, maybe got 10 pulls and it won't pull out anymore. I feel the cable is too cumbersome and not very smooth. Can anyone recommend a rope to use in this? I've got a 1950 14ft Plazacraft I john I want to run this motor on. I've restored the boat and it will make a good jug runner on the back sloughs in my hometown. Any ideas? Thanks!!