Don Eskelund
Cadet
- Joined
- Apr 27, 2001
- Messages
- 14
Re: nissan timing again
Thanks for the comeback pinkmouse,<br /><br />I bought the motor new in 1987. I believe all the 3.5s came with 2 blade props that year, while the 2.5s came with a three blade prop. The Serial# is (309-1) 56461, so it is a real early one. It has four magnets in the flywheel, all of them are there. I used the motor for four or five years. The end of the last season she started kicking back and did it more often and with more force as time progressed. I would guess we are talking 4 to 6 weeks, but this was a long time ago. I haven't really used the motor since except for sporadic attemps to diagnose the problem. New boat, large summer projects, etc., but I hope to have some time to use the old homebuilt some this summer.<br /><br />I agree I might as well remove the head, just to see what is there. From what I can see through the exhaust port the motor has not carboned up excessively. <br /><br />I am going to borrow my neighbors dial guage and check the run out of the shaft that the flywheel sits on. It seems a few thousands out here could throw the timing out guite a bit. The points break within a mm of TDC. I am using the old sliding guage I used to time my old 2 stroke motorcycles with (static). It worked good for the purpose back then.<br /><br />I doubt anything I have said has helped much. I will post again after I put the dial guage to the shaft. I do thank you for your comments, ideas, and support. It helps keep me going and keeps the frustration level down somewhat. The motor would make an expensive and ineffective anchor and I believe the enviromental agencies frown on chowdering outboards these days.<br /><br />Thanks again<br /><br />Don Eskelund
Thanks for the comeback pinkmouse,<br /><br />I bought the motor new in 1987. I believe all the 3.5s came with 2 blade props that year, while the 2.5s came with a three blade prop. The Serial# is (309-1) 56461, so it is a real early one. It has four magnets in the flywheel, all of them are there. I used the motor for four or five years. The end of the last season she started kicking back and did it more often and with more force as time progressed. I would guess we are talking 4 to 6 weeks, but this was a long time ago. I haven't really used the motor since except for sporadic attemps to diagnose the problem. New boat, large summer projects, etc., but I hope to have some time to use the old homebuilt some this summer.<br /><br />I agree I might as well remove the head, just to see what is there. From what I can see through the exhaust port the motor has not carboned up excessively. <br /><br />I am going to borrow my neighbors dial guage and check the run out of the shaft that the flywheel sits on. It seems a few thousands out here could throw the timing out guite a bit. The points break within a mm of TDC. I am using the old sliding guage I used to time my old 2 stroke motorcycles with (static). It worked good for the purpose back then.<br /><br />I doubt anything I have said has helped much. I will post again after I put the dial guage to the shaft. I do thank you for your comments, ideas, and support. It helps keep me going and keeps the frustration level down somewhat. The motor would make an expensive and ineffective anchor and I believe the enviromental agencies frown on chowdering outboards these days.<br /><br />Thanks again<br /><br />Don Eskelund
