OttawaViking
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I have what appears to be a well used 1965 Viking outboard. The motor is somewhat hard to start.
Once started, the motor tends to race at which point I turn the throttle to just above the "shift" position. I can get the motor to idle - although it is a bit rough. When I engage the prop, the motor seems fine but does not really respond to the throttle.
I ran it for a while with the cover off and played with what I assume to be the high and low speed jets and that helped a bit. However, still far from optimum.
Adjusting the trim also seemed to help the motor relax with the prop engaged.
There is a knob on the front of the motor that references the fuel mixture (rich/lean), but nothing is attached to this, and there is no apparent place for a connection. The air intake looks like it may be missing a component - I can see the choke valve open and close.
So, my questions are as follows:
Does this sounds like a problem that anyone else has run into?
Are the two screws on top and bottom of the air intake the jet controls?
Does anyone have a PDF of the manual for this machine?
Is the absence of the fuel mixture mechanism going to impact whether I can get this motor working properly?
Thanks in advance for those with motor knowledge. I grew up watching lots of work done by my dad and I'm fairly certain that I know enough to repair this given the right information.
Bill
Once started, the motor tends to race at which point I turn the throttle to just above the "shift" position. I can get the motor to idle - although it is a bit rough. When I engage the prop, the motor seems fine but does not really respond to the throttle.
I ran it for a while with the cover off and played with what I assume to be the high and low speed jets and that helped a bit. However, still far from optimum.
Adjusting the trim also seemed to help the motor relax with the prop engaged.
There is a knob on the front of the motor that references the fuel mixture (rich/lean), but nothing is attached to this, and there is no apparent place for a connection. The air intake looks like it may be missing a component - I can see the choke valve open and close.
So, my questions are as follows:
Does this sounds like a problem that anyone else has run into?
Are the two screws on top and bottom of the air intake the jet controls?
Does anyone have a PDF of the manual for this machine?
Is the absence of the fuel mixture mechanism going to impact whether I can get this motor working properly?
Thanks in advance for those with motor knowledge. I grew up watching lots of work done by my dad and I'm fairly certain that I know enough to repair this given the right information.
Bill