Hahahaha.... You guys are great and yes I do have high temp grease here perfectly suitable for the job. I will dig it out in the morning and begin my assembly. I ordered new wires because they didn't want to unscrew so they ended up ripping. After they arrive I will test it and go from there. I...
The issues with that is if I get it fixed without the proper lubricant I will have to disassemble it again. As a mechanic I strive to do things only once. The spring can kill my spark so in my head it can be an issue not being lubricated. I do understand what you are saying though. I'm waiting...
Is it supposed to be?? I was reading through the manual and it says I'm supposed to use OMC type D marine lubricant on the anti reversing spring. However it appears to have a thin type of grease present on the spring currently(I have not cleaned it off) according to Google the type D lubricant...
No the only part the was oily was the little oil wick that rides on the crankshaft. Very little grease located around the anti reversing spring ( as the manual describes).
Yes they were dirty and a little bit out of adjustment. I got them cleaned but haven't put it back together yet. I've decided since in in it I'm going to replace the distributor and wires they are old and feel a little brittle. I'm going to do my best to not have to do this again. I'm also...
Unfortunately I'm not that lucky, when I found the wires burnt I also found my rectifier and ignition coil cracked. From what I've read this setup was fickle very fickle so much so that in 1973 they completely changed the ignition system. The brown color was in the bottom and aligned with each...
I have some dielectric grease here. It doesn't really show arc symptoms just some black soot I was able to wipe some of it off with a rag. If it was arcing it would have been occurring at all the plug wires. I inspected all the wires boots and the cap for signs of cracks or arcing. None found...
Question about the stator. I see some spots that appear burnt on the underside of the stator each spot coincides with the plug wire locations. Is this normal or a sign of spark escaping from my distributor?
I found 3 distinct rub marks on the underside of the distributor, is this normal? Or should this be replaced? Cleaned and adjusted points, checked anti reversing spring, it's good.
Ok awesome! That helps a little bit, I just pulled the flywheel off, the stator looks ok to me and tested at 1.0 ohms off the engine. The points look dirty to me and out of adjustment. I'm working on it now. Gotta dig out my feeler gauge. I don't see anything wrong with the cap or rotor. Going...
Yes this is my motor. I recently purchased the boat. I did all the pre-water maintenance like cleaning the carburetors and changing the oil in the lower end. I fixed a lot of wiring before the engine, there in no actual plug on my boat the harness runs through from the key switch to the engine...
No I haven't pulled the flywheel off and checked anything underneath it. I was hoping to avoid that. Marineengine.com part number 0502882. The day the wires burnt it only started for a second then died. Still cranks just fine. The battery is new.
No. Not that I can tell. I did the test in the book and I have no visible spark from the coil. It is new as is the rectifier. I was really hoping that was all it would be. I'm not that lucky. It ran great when I had it out.... until it didn't.
