jbuote
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jimmbo : Thanks for checking out the vid!!
I did sync the carbs (to each other and then link & sync)...
I'll check that again though just to be sure.. Thanks!!
Yeah, it ran slower than that before I changed the coil. Put new coil on and now it runs faster..
I guess a new coil will do that when it's operating correctly huh? LOL :laugh:
I know the rpm will drop when in the lake with backpressure so I didn't want to mess with the idle too much on muffs.. Want to do that on the lake..
But it didn't sound like it's misfiring to you?
The colors are interesting aren't they? In looking around, I see the midsection and lower should be green, but it's white. Then the pan is green, and the clamp holding the controls and wiring is white.. haha..
I know the PO had 2 of these.. a 71 and a 72. He "Said" he hit a rock with one so lower was shot, and the other lost compression so he cobbled them together to make 1 working one. (well tried anyway.. he never got it running before I bought it... lol)
He advertised it as a 1972 50 HP when he was selling the boat,
but the transom bracket model/serial plate says it's a 50ESL71. so for all reasonable purposes I'm going with that plate and calling it a 71..
If I'm not mistaken, the 71 and the 72 are virtually identical right?
Now the hood I have says it's a 50th Anniversary edition (72), Only noticed that after I bought it..
I don't know which parts got swapped to which, so it could be the 72 was put on the 71 transom bracket, or the power head and lower from 72 were put on the 71 etc..... Maybe the only 50th Anniversary Authentic part on it is the hood... I dunno... lol..
Thinking someone in it's previous ownership chain painted it though.. LOL
I appreciate the input!!
I did sync the carbs (to each other and then link & sync)...
I'll check that again though just to be sure.. Thanks!!
Yeah, it ran slower than that before I changed the coil. Put new coil on and now it runs faster..
I guess a new coil will do that when it's operating correctly huh? LOL :laugh:
I know the rpm will drop when in the lake with backpressure so I didn't want to mess with the idle too much on muffs.. Want to do that on the lake..
But it didn't sound like it's misfiring to you?
The colors are interesting aren't they? In looking around, I see the midsection and lower should be green, but it's white. Then the pan is green, and the clamp holding the controls and wiring is white.. haha..
I know the PO had 2 of these.. a 71 and a 72. He "Said" he hit a rock with one so lower was shot, and the other lost compression so he cobbled them together to make 1 working one. (well tried anyway.. he never got it running before I bought it... lol)
He advertised it as a 1972 50 HP when he was selling the boat,
but the transom bracket model/serial plate says it's a 50ESL71. so for all reasonable purposes I'm going with that plate and calling it a 71..
If I'm not mistaken, the 71 and the 72 are virtually identical right?
Now the hood I have says it's a 50th Anniversary edition (72), Only noticed that after I bought it..
I don't know which parts got swapped to which, so it could be the 72 was put on the 71 transom bracket, or the power head and lower from 72 were put on the 71 etc..... Maybe the only 50th Anniversary Authentic part on it is the hood... I dunno... lol..
Thinking someone in it's previous ownership chain painted it though.. LOL
I appreciate the input!!