Tried my old 71 4hp Johnson (weedless, I believe) to give it a run, started and then quit after a few minutes on the boat. Started it up again and it quit in less than a minute, I suspected the impeller and heard some sizzling at the power head.
Rowed back, took the engine off and pulled off the gear case. The old impeller didn't look bad, but there was lots of corrosion and gunk. Cleaned it up and got a new impeller. I can't seem to get the drive shaft back into the lower unit to engage with the prop, the shaft looks ok. ?
I might add the gear case is held on by 3 originals nuts and one is a drill thru nut and bolt, PO must have stripped or broken one off, this took a small chunk out of where the impeller housing sits.
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-Ugmold
Rowed back, took the engine off and pulled off the gear case. The old impeller didn't look bad, but there was lots of corrosion and gunk. Cleaned it up and got a new impeller. I can't seem to get the drive shaft back into the lower unit to engage with the prop, the shaft looks ok. ?
I might add the gear case is held on by 3 originals nuts and one is a drill thru nut and bolt, PO must have stripped or broken one off, this took a small chunk out of where the impeller housing sits.
DSC07257 | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
-Ugmold