jst-a-rooky
Cadet
- Joined
- Jun 9, 2003
- Messages
- 13
Hello all,<br /><br /> I just bought my 1st boat, a 1976 crest pontoon with a 1960 40hp Johnson.<br />I have never done work on a boat motor before so forgive me I am still new at this. <br /> <br /> The motor has not run in a coulpe years and in doing some reaserch on my own I figured the<br />Compression is good, spark is ok, and the carb gets no fuel. So to start I should do the following, plus some stuff below I feel that maybee it just good to do while I'm at it. (So I don't have to worry about it in the middle of the summer). <br /><br />Purchase and install:<br /><br />1 Carb re-buld kit.<br /><br />2 Tune up kit (Points, condensers, Cam Oiler).<br /><br />3 Waterpump re-build kit (I guess the impellers are rubber on these things, and only last a few seasons). <br /><br />4 Fuelpump re-build kit.<br /><br />5 New fuel lines & Circular-clamps.<br /><br />6 New Plugs & Plug wires. <br /><br />7 Change the Gear oil in the bottom end.<br /><br />8 Maybe add some light fuel stabil in my first tank of gas? <br /><br />9 AND OF COURSE..... BUY A MANUAL <br />I am hoping the manual will go over re-setting the carb. That is the only thing I am a little worried about. I know if that is not right you can be screwed up all summer.<br /><br />Am I missing something major in this list above? <br /><br />Thanks in advance,<br /><br /> Hopefully after getting a summer under my belt I will be able to help others here. <br /><br />-Rooky
