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I am trying to resurrect an old motorguide trolling motor from the 1990s!
It is a 1994 lazer rf which worked well for years, but now either the rf transmitter or rf reciever has failed and the motor acts erratic and sometimes won't respond to the wireless foot pedal at all!
I am deleting the...
I remarked the flywheel with bright white paint and learned that of the 2 marks stamped into flywheel, the one about 75 degrees counterclockwise to the other is used to time the distributor to tdc. The other mark is used with the timing tape for timing events like throttle pickup and max...
I will check on that! I could not see a white mark on the flywheel as it was so greasy and dirty! There were 2 marks stamped into the flywheel and I set the base timing to one of those! #1 piston was at tdc and the tiny arrow on distributor pulley pointed at mark and center of crankshaft! I need...
I recently acquired this old mercury outboard and am trying to get it running well. I was able to get it started with some difficulty although it would only stay running at higher rpm (2000 or more).
I completely disassembled the thing and cleaned and serviced everything I could! Lightning...
