Re: 1986 Johnson 70 Hp VRO Rebuild
I have been really terrible about pictures, (I get to working and get excited about seeing progress, and forget) but this what I have accomplished; The intake manifold is thoroughly cleaned (carb cleaner) & washed (detergent & scalding water). I then inspected the reeds carefully and assembled the reed blocks. I stacked the reeds together in every combination possible, and none were found to be warped, twisted or bent. I reasoned that if they were piled like a deck of cards and one was bent, it would show up with an obvious gap in the "deck." I did not find any inconsistencies. I made a special trip to the auto parts store (they almo$t $eem glad to $ee me coming...) for some loc-tite blue for the reed assemblies. I then mounted the assemblies onto the intake, also with loc-tite blue, being careful to align the gasket (dry) so all the bolt & screw holes lined up. Then the whole assembly was installed on the block and torqued down.
Then I turned my attention to the carburetors. They were disassembled and carefully cleaned with spray carb cleaner. To my delight, they were not dirty at all, other than a sticky film on the outside. I also removed all the jets and welch plugs, and blew out all the passages with compressed air. Then they too got a good detergent scrubbing and hot water rinse, and compressed air again. I almost feel like I wasted my time/money on the kits for these, as they are about as simple a carb I have ever seen on a 2-storke, and very clean on the inside; but alas...they are thoroughly cleaned, re-assembled with new parts, floats adjusted and now installed on the intake.
I also decided to replace all the fuel lines between the fuel pump and the carbs. Another trip to the auto parts store, and for a couple of bucks, landed me two feet of 3/16” fuel line for the lines directly off the carbs. Then I got to looking on the internet, and found this place that has ratchet type hose clamps for a very reasonable cost.
http://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/appages/herbieclips.php
For less than a ‘tenner,’ I got all the clamps I need for all the interior hoses!! Now to wait for the Mail Man…….
~ more later ~