derek_dickerson
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- May 28, 2015
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Well hello everyone,
I'm brand new to this forum, but I have visited it from time to time when working on some of my other vintage outboards. I recently picked up a viking outboard #12d13v, I believe the serial decodes to a 1956 12hp twin deluxe. The seller said it was running poorly, but had compression and spark. I figured for $80 the outboard looked cool and vintage enough to try and get going. Does anyone know what the compression is roughly on these motors? I figure it should be around 70-80psi? Just did a compression test on it and came out with 30psi on the bottom and 40psi on the top. I noticed silicon on the head gasket area and I'm going to pressurize one cylinder and see if a hear leakage from the other cylinder or pressure from the split hole. Any idea where I could get a head gasket or any parts for this thing? or is it going to be a wall hanger.
Thanks,
-Derek
I'm brand new to this forum, but I have visited it from time to time when working on some of my other vintage outboards. I recently picked up a viking outboard #12d13v, I believe the serial decodes to a 1956 12hp twin deluxe. The seller said it was running poorly, but had compression and spark. I figured for $80 the outboard looked cool and vintage enough to try and get going. Does anyone know what the compression is roughly on these motors? I figure it should be around 70-80psi? Just did a compression test on it and came out with 30psi on the bottom and 40psi on the top. I noticed silicon on the head gasket area and I'm going to pressurize one cylinder and see if a hear leakage from the other cylinder or pressure from the split hole. Any idea where I could get a head gasket or any parts for this thing? or is it going to be a wall hanger.
Thanks,
-Derek