Hi everyone. Just bought my first boat and it has one of these old motors on it. It has good compression and initially had some shifting issues which I have now resolved with the help of reading older posts on this forum. I've ordered a water pump rebuild kit from crowley marine and was wondering if there was anything else I should do servicing wise (apart from changing the gear unit oil and spark plugs, which I plan to do) before I hit the water this summer.
My friend who works on later model engines told me to replace the anode and the thermostat, but I'm not sure if it has either of these. It looks like the whole motor is an anode and I can't see an obvious thermostat housing like I'm used to from working on car and motorbike engines.
Any advice would be welcome.
Thanks, Glen.
My friend who works on later model engines told me to replace the anode and the thermostat, but I'm not sure if it has either of these. It looks like the whole motor is an anode and I can't see an obvious thermostat housing like I'm used to from working on car and motorbike engines.
Any advice would be welcome.
Thanks, Glen.