Re: New toys! A pair of Martin 60s

[bobprock4200]

Rob: Welcome aboard! Well, I looked at my Martin manuals and they don’t really do a clear job of showing which lead goes to which plug, but as wannabe says, the one with the little metal sleeve goes to the top plug. If you don’t have a metal sleeve you have a 50/50 chance of getting it right. IE it will either run right or not. I’m not able to run out, pull the flywheel and actually look. 1950 was the year they switched from an all black with silver recoil to a silver top with black recoil. The decals are also different. As far as the water pump goes, it’s a "wobbler" type that is actuated by a cam on the prop shaft. The center will wear out and the pump won’t move enough to pump water. The teltales are located about halfway up the lower leg and you should get two streams of water spraying out. It won’t be a steady stream, particularly in a test tank, but some water should spray out. As wannabe also said, go to Russ Larson’s site at martinoutboards.com for all things Martin. A new water pump impeller is simple to put in and worth the expense. Coils are usually good, condensers are prone to failing. But they’re strong runners, idle like nobody’s business and have a real good power/weight ratio.