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    yamaha air cooled 5hp. 5bs 661 non starter - crank seals?

    new seals in, runs like a champ. thanks for the info
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    yamaha air cooled 5hp. 5bs 661 non starter - crank seals?

    ive tried different points gap settings between 12-20 thou still the same wonder what the right gap is meant to be?
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    yamaha air cooled 5hp. 5bs 661 non starter - crank seals?

    big fat and blue , i havent tested it out to 6mm only 3 that should suffice
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    yamaha air cooled 5hp. 5bs 661 non starter - crank seals?

    thanks for reply ,yes thats the bit thats got me, i checked the woodruff key yesterday , good fat spark far superior to modern efforts at spark
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    yamaha air cooled 5hp. 5bs 661 non starter - crank seals?

    hi lads, above motor has GOOD spark /compression /timing/fuel delivery. i,m near sure its the crank seals. even putting petrol into bore it wont fire. where would i get new seals ? any chance of a manual for this old critter?
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    1978 mercury 50hp 4 cyl (blue box)

    Thanks a bunch for that ,that's what it will be ,I will take it out rather than replacing it now that I know what it is.thanks for your very fast reply again sir
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    1978 mercury 50hp 4 cyl (blue box)

    Hi. I started the above motor today for first time In 20 yrs . I just poured a bit petrol in the pipe and stuck the jump leads straight onto starter terminal and she started right up, no control cables wires attached or nothing ,I noticed a small blue resistor looking thing mounted by one screw...
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    optimax 115hp 2- stroke alarming at mid throttle

    as long as i can remember this motor has alarmed at 50% throttle openings, i run it maxxed out all the time and it never misses a beat. starts and runs great going harbour speed or flat out, try to do a sensible cruising speed and it alarms and if if you idle back then straight onto...
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    balancing bigfoot 50hp 4 stroke carbs

    i set about balancing little bigfoot carbs today after rebuilding motor , got cylinders set up fine apart from cylinder 1 which had mad high vacuum compared to the other 3 cylinders , whats the story there? thanks in advance
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    wanted 1986 suzuki dt115 dt 140 service manual

    hi lads , new to the site wondered if any links for free manuals here . relating to dt 140 , thanks in advance.
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