302suawdust
Cadet
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- Sep 22, 2008
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Last fall I picked up a 14? aluminum runabout with a 1969 Johnson 25hp outboard. The motor ran Ok in the tank but I like more than OK. So I?..
-Drained the oil in the gear box and replaced with new oil (old oil was not milky) I also replaced the O rings on the drain and fill plugs
-Replace the water pump impeller and the rubber piece the joins the output of the water pump to the water line leading to the power head.
-Purchased and installed a rebuild kit for the fuel pump (you need about 5 hands to put that thing back together BTW
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-Replaced the oil lines on power head as they were brittle
-Measured the compression both cylanders were within about 6lbs
-Installed new plugs and gapped to .030?
-Installed new points and condensers and gapped to .020? Coils looked good and I have a strong spark now so I did not replace them. Plug wires seemed OK so I did not replace those either.
-replaced thermostat and associated gaskets
-cleaned carb installed carb kit including new float
-Fuel hoses/line on power head seemed plyable and in good shape so I left it
-Fuel hose and bulb from tank is only one season old according to previous owner (and it looks about right for one season)
-replace the tilt bushings as they were nearly worn out
-greased all grease points
Now here are my two questions:
What have I missed to make sure my old motor is in tip top shape for summer?
I want to replace the pull rope and clean/re-grease the recoil spring (I assume it is greased). I have read lots of good info on doing this on iboats but I am left with one question. Can I purchase a similar braded rope of the same diameter from any hardware store or is there something special about the OMC rope? (I would like to purchase a spare to have at the same time)
Oh and the motor runs very nice now
The next few weeks or so will be spent on the boat itself and then hopefully the water will be soft by then or soon after.
-Drained the oil in the gear box and replaced with new oil (old oil was not milky) I also replaced the O rings on the drain and fill plugs
-Replace the water pump impeller and the rubber piece the joins the output of the water pump to the water line leading to the power head.
-Purchased and installed a rebuild kit for the fuel pump (you need about 5 hands to put that thing back together BTW
)-Replaced the oil lines on power head as they were brittle
-Measured the compression both cylanders were within about 6lbs
-Installed new plugs and gapped to .030?
-Installed new points and condensers and gapped to .020? Coils looked good and I have a strong spark now so I did not replace them. Plug wires seemed OK so I did not replace those either.
-replaced thermostat and associated gaskets
-cleaned carb installed carb kit including new float
-Fuel hoses/line on power head seemed plyable and in good shape so I left it
-Fuel hose and bulb from tank is only one season old according to previous owner (and it looks about right for one season)
-replace the tilt bushings as they were nearly worn out
-greased all grease points
Now here are my two questions:
What have I missed to make sure my old motor is in tip top shape for summer?
I want to replace the pull rope and clean/re-grease the recoil spring (I assume it is greased). I have read lots of good info on doing this on iboats but I am left with one question. Can I purchase a similar braded rope of the same diameter from any hardware store or is there something special about the OMC rope? (I would like to purchase a spare to have at the same time)
Oh and the motor runs very nice now
The next few weeks or so will be spent on the boat itself and then hopefully the water will be soft by then or soon after.
