Re: Picking up a 1968 Holiday Deluxe, boat complete, all original barn find!
Re: Picking up a 1968 Holiday Deluxe, boat complete, all original barn find!
Ok,
Going to have to admit and show my ignorance here...
How do I get to the bellows to check them? Should I be able to see them or do I have to drop the lower unit... errr... sterndrive? Again, this is my first inboard so I am a little lost.
It was very hot this weekend so I only messed with the boat for a short time. I did pull the fuel line off the carb and hook it to a portable tank I had because I wanted to try to start the engine for my own curiosity. It took a couple of shots of starting fluid but low and behold it fired up on the third try. It ran ok. I only ran it for a few minutes but it didn't stall. It seems to have a random miss. The plugs look good. The cap, rotor, and wires look good. So I figure maybe the points need some attention? The carb looks amazingly clean so I might have gotten lucky there. The last time this boat was in the water that I know of was in 06.
I did get the hydrolic trim rams to work. It was very low on fluid. I just hope the kid I got it from didn't do any pump damage by running it almost dry.
I hope in the coming weeks to play with it more. It cleaned up well in it's first bath. I need to compound and wax the hull and topsides but, it has a nice shine already just from getting the dirt off.
Anyone know where I can get a direct ignition kit to eliminate these points? Also, what experience have you had changing the oil on these motors? What is your preferred method? Do you pump or drain?
Thanks,
