jim j geezer
Petty Officer 2nd Class
- Joined
- May 16, 2012
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model: 225.581998 }
serial: OE128531 } Model # & serial# are an educated comparative guesstimate since the outboard shows NO evidence of a model#, but DOES prominently sport a serial# of: 08680
Vintage '67, '68, I think.
NATURALLY searspartsdirect dissavows any knowledge....
The head paint appears discolored and flaking a bit, so I won't be surprised to learn that installing new impellers is in my future. Still, before I go all nutso buying parts & manuals, I wanna know that it RUNS!. Pulled the starter/alternator, rewind & flywheel to access the ignition stuff - which bench tests good. Pulled the carb to clean it and check the reeds and fuel pump - which also look good. Got it back together after spending a couple of hours fabricating a flywheel key (which had been missing). I'm now stumped on two or three points:
1. The top of the crankshaft is threaded, yet there was no bolt........ to hold the flywheel down?
2. The top of the starter/alternator armature is threaded but there was no bolt.... to hold it down atop the flywheel?
3. If I tighten the three bolts that secure the rewind, it's all but impossible to crank the engine. If I loosen 'em a bit, I can crank it.
I'm prepared to spend an inordinate amount of time & effort to get this thing running properly, but I'm on a sharply-limited fixed income, so I can't just throw $$$ at it. Accordingly, I'm open to suggestions.
Thanks.
jim j geezer
serial: OE128531 } Model # & serial# are an educated comparative guesstimate since the outboard shows NO evidence of a model#, but DOES prominently sport a serial# of: 08680
Vintage '67, '68, I think.
NATURALLY searspartsdirect dissavows any knowledge....
The head paint appears discolored and flaking a bit, so I won't be surprised to learn that installing new impellers is in my future. Still, before I go all nutso buying parts & manuals, I wanna know that it RUNS!. Pulled the starter/alternator, rewind & flywheel to access the ignition stuff - which bench tests good. Pulled the carb to clean it and check the reeds and fuel pump - which also look good. Got it back together after spending a couple of hours fabricating a flywheel key (which had been missing). I'm now stumped on two or three points:
1. The top of the crankshaft is threaded, yet there was no bolt........ to hold the flywheel down?
2. The top of the starter/alternator armature is threaded but there was no bolt.... to hold it down atop the flywheel?
3. If I tighten the three bolts that secure the rewind, it's all but impossible to crank the engine. If I loosen 'em a bit, I can crank it.
I'm prepared to spend an inordinate amount of time & effort to get this thing running properly, but I'm on a sharply-limited fixed income, so I can't just throw $$$ at it. Accordingly, I'm open to suggestions.
Thanks.
jim j geezer