My father in law gave me a 1987 Mckee Craft (Cape Fear) recently. It has a 1987 Mercury 70 HP on the back, and the rig has been sitting for a few years. With the motor, I cleaned and rebuilt the carbs, replaced the fuel filter, new plugs, and replaced the fuel and oil lines because they were stiff and brittle. I replaced the impeller, poppet Valve and thermostat. I cranked the motor (with fresh gas) and it popped right off, but ran like hell. It coughed and sputtered, and popped. It sounded like the entire motor was missing. I just happen to have a new switch box (from a previous motor) and while I was changing it out, I noticed that a couple of the wires leading up to the trigger were completely shot....and broke off in my hand. I cut back the outer shield and discovered the entire wire (both) were almost gone (shielding and all) almost up to the trigger. The wires were like powder.
My questions:
What would cause wiring to deteriorate so badly?
If the trigger is bad, would the stator wires be next?
Could the trigger cause the motor to run THAT bad?
The motor really is in nice shape, so it is worth saving.....I think. I will get another trigger, but does anyone have an idea on how to remove the damn flywheel without buying the tool?
Thanks for the help.
My questions:
What would cause wiring to deteriorate so badly?
If the trigger is bad, would the stator wires be next?
Could the trigger cause the motor to run THAT bad?
The motor really is in nice shape, so it is worth saving.....I think. I will get another trigger, but does anyone have an idea on how to remove the damn flywheel without buying the tool?
Thanks for the help.