Reply To: New Guy! First motor!

[Yellowstone]

Thanks! I am already to buy another. lol. But I still have some work on this one to do too, though. I am going to replace the coils, points and condensers and impeller as Mumbles suggested. Also ordered a missing clamp for $7 (right now using a screwdriver to twist the one bolt in.

Cosmetically, I took all that ugly duck tape off the handle and used goo gone to get the residue off. There’s a big crack about 1/3 the way down one side so I taped it up with masking tape on the outside and applied aquaseal (I use on my waders) to the crack from the inside of the handle. Will see if that is a good semi-permanent fix once its hardened by tomorrow. I was also thinking about trying to remove some of the big dents from the tank. I am doing some research but any suggestions welcome. Then, this winter, if I get a bug up my behind, I may sand, prime, paint and apply new decals. I like it now too but there’s a lot of bare metal in spots.