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At low speed it chugs. At first, I thought it was slipping in the trans but it is not. At idle and anything higher than low, it is fine. It might be smoking a little more than it should at idle. Where should i start?
When first started, I will have to feather the throtle in order to keep the engine from stalling out. It will run fine at first when I open it up but will eventually start to go through a phase in which it surges then bogs down then surges and bogs down the RPM's will drop and surge to where...
Has anyone built thier own trailer before?<br />I am thinking about building my own for a 18 ft bow rider. It needs to handle about 2800#. I need to know the best way to go about begining this adventure. I have seen some frames but am not sure if they can handle the weight. How can I tell...
I am looking for a used trailer that can handle an 18 footer and can hold 2500-2800lbs. Does anyone have any suggestions for sites or locations? If they are in the mid west, even better. Thanks for the info gang.<br />Dewey
forester 1800 rio. I thought that there was a forester boat company but all I come up with is forester pontoons. Any information would be greatly appreciated. thanks
I have a 1960 60 hp sea king engine and i found a 14 foot Sea king boat runabout style that someone is selling(1960?). Would this motor be to large for the boat. It seats four, has a yellow top white bottom, windshield, and steering. Any information on the boat would be appreciated but i am...
I have been working with this engine since may and have made great leaps and bounds but since I have installed a tach I have realized that the engine is not running at the right rpms. The model is GG8850A it is a V4. It is supposed to run at 4000-5000 RPM (60hp at 4500). It was only running...
I have been told to use any one of these. In my manual I was told not to use hypoid 90. Instead I am suposed to use OMC type "b". I was wondering what the differences were between the three that I have been told to use and if there is one that is better for this application. Thanks for any info.
There is a hot light on the dash and also a temp gauge. Neither are hooked up and the temp gauge wires come out by the shifter and throttle lever box. What wire should go to the hot light? I have the manual for the motor and it does not indicate any thing for these. For the temp gauge, where...
Hi gang,<br />I have a 1960 60 hp Sea king (Gale division of OMC)model #GG8850A. It runs off a magneto and is a v4. I was wondering what type of tachometer i need to get and how to wire it if it is not in the instructions. There was no original tachometer. let me know if more info is needed...
I have not seen OMC Type "B" Gear Grease. Is there an alternative? I have a 1960 60 HP Sea King. I have been told it is a 50 HP upper and 75 HP lower unit for that year. It is not an electrical shift. Any help is greatly appreciated.
I am not getting any spark for my plugs. There is a little bit of a charge going to it when I try to start it. Should there be a charge going through the lead to the magneto? If so how much? Is there any other things i can check for? The points seem to be in good shape. There is no short...
I would greatly appreciate any information I could get on my motor. The Model # is GG8850A. I know that it is a sea king and that it was probably made in the 60's sometime. I have not been able to locate it in any of the old outboard maintenance manual books. It seems like this model was...
