Reply To: Sea King Ran, Then Doesn’t Need Help Please

[John Gragg]

All electrical is 100%, checked and triple checked. Used starter fluid a few times, and only as a test to see if it would wake the motor up. It did not, so I quit. Great idea with the spray bottle of fuel mix.

The float bowl is getting plenty of fuel. I open the fuel shutoff and I can watch the needle rise in the bowl. Because I’m unsure of final settings on the mixture needle, I have not installed the primer arm and actuator. So I was using my finger to ‘pump’ fuel into the carb throat.

The motor is level(ish), slightly canted to the rear so I don’t need a bunch of fuel in the tank.  When it started for me last week the needle was open exactly 3/4 turn.

The drill gets hot quick, so yes the rpms suffered. More on that in a sec.

So…as I said I would, I went thru the carb again. I had a spare I purchased cheap so I used the best of both, including packings. The wobble in the adjustment needle went away, the fuel shutoff had a very tiny leak, which stopped. So yes, it was running very lean.

I primed it and hooked up the drill. It started 2 mins later with 1/2 turn to the adjustment needle and the advance at dead center of the motor. Sounded awesome. But it was not in water, again. I let it run about 6 or 8 seconds, and revved the motor slightly, taking it down to near idle, then back up to about 60% advance. It did not shut off by itself, I shut it off. Viola! She ticks really well. Sounded great!

Took it to the test trash can, but the drill was hot and could not overcome the friction of the water against the prop. It’s a cordless, with a chuck that keeps spitting out the socket extension. I planned on getting video, but didn’t. I will get some tomorrow.

Headed to Lowes tomorrow to buy a corded, locking chuck drill.

So the answers are (for now at least):

Yes, 60psi is adequate for this motor, for now.

No, I don’t need to open up the cylinders right now.

Yes, it was in dire need of carburetor attention.

No, I’m not sure this motor will ever start with just a pull rope, but that’s my goal.

Thank you all for the advice,

Best Regards

John Gragg
RIverside, CA

Just starting in the hobby, please be patient.

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