I got this outboard for free and found one piston to be froze up with rust. It was so bad I had to get a new (used) piston and rings. The coils broke apart and I got two new ones. After much fiddling I have a few problems that I can't find answer too anywhere.
1. The outboard will start and run on the high speed jet beautifully. The issues comes when you throttle it down. There's an indicator on the twist grip and it points to stop, slow, shift, start, and fast. The thing will not idle if I put the throttle below start. I found that this is the exact time at which the throttle plate on the carburetor closes completely. So as soon as the throttle plate is fully closed it dies. I can lower the throttle to the point where it is running on the low speed jet. Also note that I have set the throttle cam so it starts moving the actually throttle rod when the line on the plate is in the middle of the follower. I'm not 100% sure this is correct.
2. The stator plate was wobbling a lot. I had the stator plate retainer (the silver colored one) on upside down because that's how it's shown in the manual. I flipped that piece around and it doesn't move nearly as much but when the throttle is turned down it still moves up and down and makes noise. Any ideas on how to remedy that?
3. I have read that you set the points when the arrow on the cam is at the end of the point arm. However, this doesn't actually open up the points fully. If I were to set them there, it would open more than the .020" it specifies. Should I set the points when they're opened fully or when they're at the arrow?
Thanks.
1. The outboard will start and run on the high speed jet beautifully. The issues comes when you throttle it down. There's an indicator on the twist grip and it points to stop, slow, shift, start, and fast. The thing will not idle if I put the throttle below start. I found that this is the exact time at which the throttle plate on the carburetor closes completely. So as soon as the throttle plate is fully closed it dies. I can lower the throttle to the point where it is running on the low speed jet. Also note that I have set the throttle cam so it starts moving the actually throttle rod when the line on the plate is in the middle of the follower. I'm not 100% sure this is correct.
2. The stator plate was wobbling a lot. I had the stator plate retainer (the silver colored one) on upside down because that's how it's shown in the manual. I flipped that piece around and it doesn't move nearly as much but when the throttle is turned down it still moves up and down and makes noise. Any ideas on how to remedy that?
3. I have read that you set the points when the arrow on the cam is at the end of the point arm. However, this doesn't actually open up the points fully. If I were to set them there, it would open more than the .020" it specifies. Should I set the points when they're opened fully or when they're at the arrow?
Thanks.