Hi.
First of all I'd like to say a big THANKS to any and all that offer free advice.
I need alot of it. I purchased a 77 Seahorse recently and I've been trying everything I know to get it to run(which isn't much). I cleaned the plugs and hit it with starter fluid and it would fire and run maybe a sec or two and then nothing. Well I kept yanking til I broke the Pull Cord,and I was about ready to give up,when another Gent said try cleaning the carb. So tonite for the heck of it I actually got the carb most of the Way off..just the 2 nuts that I could see and the Throttle Springy Thingy? I didn't want to take the Plastic clamp off that was connecting the Gasoline? Without getting some more advice.
But here's the kicker,after wiggling the Carb around abit,saying afew incantations,I decided to put it back together and give it a try anyhow.
Well it fired as before but still would stay running more that a sec at most.
Then I played with the Lower(there is an upper also)lean/rich control cranking it CounterClockwise about 120deg ...I pulled her again..and it fired the best it has yet..big and strong and I had to shut her down fast because I didn't have it in Water. (It's night time here so I'll try again when I wake up,I'm a musician,so I sleep til around noon)
Anyhow I guess my big question(s) is...Does this motor sound like it's may be
repairable ? And do I have a chance in H#ll of doing it myself ?
Thank you all very much.
Johnny
PS.
I've been doing the old "wrap around" the head with whats left of the old Pull Cord,and I saved the old spring/housing w/gear,incase it can be used.
If I need to buy a new assembly or whatever please let me know. Thanks.
First of all I'd like to say a big THANKS to any and all that offer free advice.
I need alot of it. I purchased a 77 Seahorse recently and I've been trying everything I know to get it to run(which isn't much). I cleaned the plugs and hit it with starter fluid and it would fire and run maybe a sec or two and then nothing. Well I kept yanking til I broke the Pull Cord,and I was about ready to give up,when another Gent said try cleaning the carb. So tonite for the heck of it I actually got the carb most of the Way off..just the 2 nuts that I could see and the Throttle Springy Thingy? I didn't want to take the Plastic clamp off that was connecting the Gasoline? Without getting some more advice.
But here's the kicker,after wiggling the Carb around abit,saying afew incantations,I decided to put it back together and give it a try anyhow.
Well it fired as before but still would stay running more that a sec at most.
Then I played with the Lower(there is an upper also)lean/rich control cranking it CounterClockwise about 120deg ...I pulled her again..and it fired the best it has yet..big and strong and I had to shut her down fast because I didn't have it in Water. (It's night time here so I'll try again when I wake up,I'm a musician,so I sleep til around noon)
Anyhow I guess my big question(s) is...Does this motor sound like it's may be
repairable ? And do I have a chance in H#ll of doing it myself ?
Thank you all very much.
Johnny
PS.
I've been doing the old "wrap around" the head with whats left of the old Pull Cord,and I saved the old spring/housing w/gear,incase it can be used.
If I need to buy a new assembly or whatever please let me know. Thanks.
yep..the SOB unwound on me and I busted 2 knuckles trying to wind it back up. Reminded me of why I became a Musician instead of a Mechanic. In the meantime I picked up another 5hp Johnson that the Pull cord snapped on the 1st couple of trys also..my typical luck. But this time the old wrap around got it going,and it Runs as longs as I'm playing with the Mixture other than that it's a SOB to get started also.