bought a motor need info 5.5hp evinrude

[river critter]

Re: bought a motor need info 5.5hp evinrude

Could i use hose clamps on the air and fuel lines from the tank? This tank is good and does not have a vent on the cap.

By the way I tried to get it started today using gravity feed gas came out of carbs and blew some out the air/return on hose coupling. At least it ain't stopped up

 

[bktheking]

Re: bought a motor need info 5.5hp evinrude

No sir, pressure tanks are 5x more complex than what you are looking at. The tank you are looking at doesn't have an air line, just a fuel feed. If you want to use your tank you need to convert it to a fuel pump motor. Your gettting into a whole pile of work to convert, better off just to find a tank.

http://www.duckworksmagazine.com/05/columns/max/5/index.cfm


I've got 2 of them (pressure tanks), they aren't that hard to locate.

 

[lindy46]

Re: bought a motor need info 5.5hp evinrude

This is what you need.

 

[river critter]

Re: bought a motor need info 5.5hp evinrude

Thanks guys. I have seen 1 of those tanks somewhere???? I would rather not convert it to a newer tank . So will be keeping a eye out for 1 .

 

[river critter]

Re: bought a motor need info 5.5hp evinrude

Heres the run down on this motor bought the motor for $50 without the pressure tank got to go back and look for it with no luck the person give me a brand new 6 gallon plastic tank still in the box. ( So $25 motor $25 tank guessing)

Have been doing so reading from the info some guys have posted (thanks). I think I will get it running then decide if I will convert it to a newer tank or keep looking for a pressure tank.

It dosen't look to hard to convert although I'd like to keep it original.

Anythoughts????

 

[lindy46]

Re: bought a motor need info 5.5hp evinrude

Keep it original. Those pressure tanks are not that hard to find - they're on Ebay and Craig's List all the time. Just make sure it's rust-free and has the connector to the motor.

 

[BigB9000]

Re: bought a motor need info 5.5hp evinrude

you can still buy the connectors new.

its just that they are $96

 

[river critter]

Re: bought a motor need info 5.5hp evinrude

Now I know why everybody asked if I got the tank with it. Thats 4 times as much as I give for the motor.