new boater needing help with motor

[kriegersa]

it does seem a little bent (around the edges) but cracked i dont know how you would tell other than looking in the hole.

and with it being bent around the edge could i hammer it back to shape? if so how would you go about doing that?

and you can get a larger size plug? i didn't know that haha.

 

[wolfmjc]

you can gently tap! the tube to reshape it but very carefully.....You can get differet types of plugs depending on the maker....like bass pro vrs. walmart selections....and most are adjustable to a degree, i would try a new plug first...

 

[cajuncook1]

Get a new drain plug at Academy, with the t-tighter on the end. You plug it in and twist the t piece on the end and it causes the plug to expand in the hole and seal it off. If you keep your old plug, your boat will be the live well. LOL :LOL2:

https://www.go2marine.com/product.do?no=35500F picture of the boat plug

cajuncook1

 

[kriegersa]

you can gently tap! the tube to reshape it but very carefully.....You can get differet types of plugs depending on the maker....like bass pro vrs. walmart selections....and most are adjustable to a degree, i would try a new plug first...

okay ill try a new plug first to be safe and i like the t-plug thing, lol

 

[kriegersa]

Get a new drain plug at Academy, with the t-tighter on the end. You plug it in and twist the t piece on the end and it causes the plug to expand in the hole and seal it off. If you keep your old plug, your boat will be the live well. LOL :LOL2:

https://www.go2marine.com/product.do?no=35500F picture of the boat plug

cajuncook1

something like this? lol. hahahahaha!!
and yes this is my boat, but its before the steelflex.

 

[kriegersa]

okay so i found a leak... well kind of, i took this thing off (see picture 3) and 2 parts fell out the oring and that little pin (see picture 2), i figured out where and how they work =D> :mrgreen: but i dont know what i took off is called. lol! so im off to lowes to get a new oring. but the first picture is what it looks like now, that metal circle thing from what i can tell floats when the basin is filled with gas and the pin shuts off/blocks the hole from letting any more gas in.

now could this be the problem? cause of my lawn mower when this thing would flood it wouldn't start. could it be possible?

 

[Loggerhead Mike]

other information: the motor is a 1974 7.0 hp sears ted Williams, water and air cooled

I had one a year or two new'r than yours. it had the dumbest, screwyest designed fuel system id ever seen. i hope yours is not the same

anyhoo check the fuel pump diaphram. it sat straight in the carb and looks like a ballon that runs off crank vacuum

hopefully you just got a gum'd up jet


thats your float bowl, needle jet, and drain bolt. when you get everything cleaned up flip the carb upside down, install everything and adjust the float to were it sits level. blow threw the gas line and no air should come out. flip it back over and blow, air should blow threw the carb. that will tell you that your needle jet is not sticking and seating correctly

btw: nice rig!

 

[wolfmjc]

other information: the motor is a 1974 7.0 hp sears ted Williams, water and air cooled

I had one a year or two new'r than yours. it had the dumbest, screwyest designed fuel system id ever seen. i hope yours is not the same

anyhoo check the fuel pump diaphram. it sat straight in the carb and looks like a ballon that runs off crank vacuum

hopefully you just got a gum'd up jet


thats your float bowl, needle jet, and drain bolt. when you get everything cleaned up flip the carb upside down, install everything and adjust the float to were it sits level. blow threw the gas line and no air should come out. flip it back over and blow, air should blow threw the carb. that will tell you that your needle jet is not sticking and seating correctly

btw: nice rig!

=D> nice post cant add to this!

 

[perchin]

By just a glance at the float,, you need to invest in a can of carb cleaner. An old toothbrush works good when used with the cleaner. If you find that the jet is clogged up, spray it good with the cleaner and hit it with compressed air.

 

[kriegersa]

other information: the motor is a 1974 7.0 hp sears ted Williams, water and air cooled

I had one a year or two new'r than yours. it had the dumbest, screwyest designed fuel system id ever seen. i hope yours is not the same

anyhoo check the fuel pump diaphram. it sat straight in the carb and looks like a ballon that runs off crank vacuum

hopefully you just got a gum'd up jet


thats your float bowl, needle jet, and drain bolt. when you get everything cleaned up flip the carb upside down, install everything and adjust the float to were it sits level. blow threw the gas line and no air should come out. flip it back over and blow, air should blow threw the carb. that will tell you that your needle jet is not sticking and seating correctly

btw: nice rig!

wow! thanks for all the information!! i just wish i knew what you were talking about well i tried running it again today and it did the same thing, at least now i know my trolling motor does quite well lol. and im almost thinking about selling it and getting something bigger. if i do plan to sell it what do you think is a good price point for this motor? any help would be awesome!

 

[Loggerhead Mike]

lol, yeah it is hard to explain things on the net w/out being able to show you first hand

i'd take the carb to a lawn mower shop. the powerhead should be an eska or tuckumsie (spelling??). i'd guess they would rebuild it for 50 bucks

 

[kriegersa]

well i have a boat/marine shop near by what do you suggest? the boater place or a lawnmower place?

 

[Loggerhead Mike]

since ya got once close the marina would be the best bet. If they're prices are too high a lawnmower shop should be able to do it, its the same powerhead on the old mowers.

 

[perchin]

$50 bucks for a 10 min. job.... or spend the $10.99 on the rebuild kit and do it yourself. It really is not that hard to perform the carb rebuild.

 

[kriegersa]

so do you guys think just by the sound of what im describing its the carb?

 

[ober51]

AHHH i know what your talking about. yeah its leaking from there, and the plug is brand new. but a lot of water is still coming in. what do you suggest? should i get a new plug or what? and i dont have a live well so no need to worry about that lol.

Dont do what I did and forget to put the plug in and turn the plug until tight. I forgot to do that, but once I did, and then flipped up the plug and it fit snugly.

 

[kriegersa]

yeah i bought a new plug and that solved it. now im wondering if i was using the wrong fuel to gas mixture/ using the wrong oil to mix the gas... i now know you need twc-12 or whatever it is. but i was putting normal 2 cycle oil in the gas mixture. could that have damaged my motor? or at least bog it down?

 

[kriegersa]

lol, im almost embarrassed to ask that question haha.

 

[kriegersa]

this is a shameless bump :mrgreen:

 

[perchin]

Even if you can keep it running, I would still want to address the carb leaking fuel. The new gaskets that come with the rebuild kit should solve your leak.