captain catfish
Cadet
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- Mar 19, 2008
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ok, guys i have posted in the restoration section because that is what i am doing. I have bought a 1980 success with a 140 mercruiser i/o. I plan on completely restoring the whole boat, but it has not run in over 10 years. It did run when parked and the engine looks very clean and the oil looks perfect (slightly brown, not new, but not full of water either).
I need to pull the motor to complete the transom and deck work, but i was advised to try and get it started before i pull it, at least do a compression test to see where i am at with it. That made sense to me. So while its still in the boat and hooked up to everything (but the non existant battery) I thought i could at least get it turning over if possibe. so what do i need to be on the look out for around the rest of the boat.
REALLY I DONT KNOW MUCH ABOUT I/O MOTORS. sorry to sound stupid, but i do know cars and trucks, and this part of the restoration doesnt scare me near as much as the whole fiberglass/epoxy/wood stuff does. but once i pull it i wont have the luxury of a starter to get it running.....
so what i see is
1. pull plugs lube with something like marvel myst. oil in the cylinders...
2. prime oil system with the dist. pulled (using a hand drill)
3. rock crank back and forth lil at a time to see if i can turn it over by hand.
4. if all above seems to be working, use starter to check compression.
5. hopefully if all is going good. rebuild carb, protable gas can and see if it will run.
6. pull engine and finish restoration.
7. once the engine is out, i plan on going through it too. but would like to know if anything is majorly wrong with it before i start.
sound right?
what am i missing? what else do i need to check while it in the boat and hooked up to the battery and gauges?
sorry for the length of the post.
thanks
catfish
I need to pull the motor to complete the transom and deck work, but i was advised to try and get it started before i pull it, at least do a compression test to see where i am at with it. That made sense to me. So while its still in the boat and hooked up to everything (but the non existant battery) I thought i could at least get it turning over if possibe. so what do i need to be on the look out for around the rest of the boat.
REALLY I DONT KNOW MUCH ABOUT I/O MOTORS. sorry to sound stupid, but i do know cars and trucks, and this part of the restoration doesnt scare me near as much as the whole fiberglass/epoxy/wood stuff does. but once i pull it i wont have the luxury of a starter to get it running.....
so what i see is
1. pull plugs lube with something like marvel myst. oil in the cylinders...
2. prime oil system with the dist. pulled (using a hand drill)
3. rock crank back and forth lil at a time to see if i can turn it over by hand.
4. if all above seems to be working, use starter to check compression.
5. hopefully if all is going good. rebuild carb, protable gas can and see if it will run.
6. pull engine and finish restoration.
7. once the engine is out, i plan on going through it too. but would like to know if anything is majorly wrong with it before i start.
sound right?
what am i missing? what else do i need to check while it in the boat and hooked up to the battery and gauges?
sorry for the length of the post.
thanks
catfish