Before I went through the carb again and fixed a few things, the motor would only idle
with the Low Speed air needle screwed in all the way “Rich”. Now is idles better,
and with the needle 1/2 turn out. Replaced the gasket under the suction tube jet, new
Welch plug, and straightened out the throttle plate. Started on first pull,
so I think it’s good to go. Lake test next, with the hood on!
This motor only has 62 & 63 psi compression.
Anyone know what compression was “new” on these engines?
BARREL TEST VIDEO, day II
https://youtu.be/_pjLwWrbsKo
This is the strangest rewind design I’ve seen regarding the “Dog”
engagement and retraction.
Not sure if the lightweight hair springs are installed correctly, but
that’s how I found them. The clips attached to the dogs, engage
in the brass plate, seem to do all the work anyway.
The rewind should be taken all apart, de-rusted, lubed, new rope
etc., but it’s working great, so I’ll see how I feel about it “after” a
boat ride.
All back together, and it now has edge trim on the hood, and latches
down snug.
Prepare to be boarded!