Did a little checking today.
I believe the compression is pretty good…… 112 & 110 psi.
It had no spark, but a quick polishing of the points cured that issue.
I checked the gearcase, and a little water came out along with some gear lube.
I thought I had the gearcase “vent” plug removed, but found out when I tried to pump
in fresh gear lube, that it was a “flush” plug. I found a little vent screw but it’s froze,
hence I only got a tiny bit of lube pumped back in.
Not sure if the water pump impeller is
any good or not, seeing how I forgot to put the flush plug back in when I test ran it,
I guess I won’t know until Spring…… by then I should have gone through all the little
issues and have installed a new impeller!
I removed the impeller before I test ran it so I wouldn’t blow all the water out of the
barrel. It only ran a few seconds before it jumped into Forward gear…… guess
I have some work cut out for me.
This motor has “Powermatic” in it’s name. Is there anything special about the gearcase
or problematic I need to be on the lookout for?
VIDEO…….
https://youtu.be/d3RYNv1KZKQ
Not sure if the coils are original or not, but they look good and run the motor.
There’s a little hole in the shifter handle…..
is that originally there? If yes, for what?
Prepare to be boarded!