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Bought a 1959 Hiawatha 7.5hp not too long ago. Appears to have been built by Scot Atwater from what I've found on line. I was having fuel issues as the motor runs fine for a few minute and then acts like it's starved for gas. Bought new ball and hoses but it was still doing the same thing...
I have a 1996 GW Invader Rivera that only seems to start when you turn the key and hit a "sweet spot". I starts every time but seems the key turns quite a bit before actually starting. Go to far and it sounds like it does when you have a dead battery. I think this ignition may have been...
The ignition on my 1996 GW Invader must have been replaced at some point in the past. It has a very small "sweet" spot where it will actually turn the engine over. I can turn it probably about quarter of an inch with it doing nothing, then I get to the point where it will turn the engine...
Purchased a small fishing boat with a, I believe, 1963 Hiwatha. Starts up no problem but after about 5 minutes it cuts out like it's starved for gas. The gas ball was not getting hard and squeezing it did help the motor run for a bit. I replaced all the tubing from the gas tank to engine...
