Thank you guys so much for all the great info. I also found a forum with info about the AV47 including a YouTube vid. Can’t seem to post the link on here though.
I have a few concerns maybe you guys could help me out with. I’d really like to run this thing but I noticed a few quirks.
1. The steering and throttle seem to be pointed in the wrong direction towards the propeller side. Maybe this was mounted at a front of a boat or in another strange configuration? This seems to mean you would have to reach over and behind the motor to try to control it. This also means the spark plug and exhaust are pointed in towards the inside of the boat. Could/should I reconfigure this some way?
2. There doesn’t seem to be any muffler attached. The exhaust port is wide open. I see from the lawn mower forums that originally a rectangular exhaust was used with this motor. Is this a problem? Did people run these engines without any sort of exhaust/muffler system in outboard form? Picture attached.
3. The carb has no filter. That doesn’t seem to be a good thing.
4. The seller gave me some blue marble oil, but wasn’t sure about the best ratio but thought I should maybe try 24:1. The other motor forums recommend against modern oils due to the type of bearings. Any thoughts on that?
5. Am I asking for trouble if I try to put this cute motor into service in its current state or is this a bad idea all around for river transport in my city?
Thank again for all the great info and beautiful pics.
