Re: My Chieftan project
Time is flying by fast and my salmon trip is rapidly approaching, Friday as a matter of fact. No the Chief won't be done but I just don't have enough hours in the day.
Donor boat is dead and gone. So happened I know a guy that runs a monster truck and took the old hull so he could crush it with his truck. Using his loader with forks he picked that bad boy off the trailer and away it went.....and at no charge
The tank I cleaned up and put on Craigs and it was bought on the first day. The man said he wasn't even gonna try to dicker on the price....he wanted it and shelled out the greens.
Got a chance to fire up the engine from the donor. Spritzed some gas in the carb and she fired right up, and sounded pretty dang good. So pulled the plugs and did a quick compression check, all cylinders running near 150 with only one slightly lower but nothing to worry about. Hooked the fuel up so I could run her for a bit, rolled the starter a few times and then the starter began rapidly spinning. Hmmm........removed it to find that the gears inside blew apart..... that sucks as it was a brand new starter (yea made in china). Well at least it has a 1 year no hassle warranty so called the company up and they emailed me a prepaid mailing sticker to send it back to them and they will send me a new one.
Progress is now at a standstill now as I prepare for the trip and get all the camping stuff gathered up. Even got a coat of wax on the Thompson today so she will look good on the water.
