Hey Bruce;
Apologies for the delay; been busy with work, (my least favorite four letter word).
My motor is a 1979, and I’m not sure what year the carb is. The carbs are available on feeBay, but I got mine by posting a free want ad on this site, for a lot less $$$. The carb swap was no big deal, and gave me the opportunity to adjust and dope the float.
If your motor’s been in salt, or has trouble getting enough water through it, ya might check / replace the upper water tube grommets. Ya have to take the powerhead off, (which I generally prefer to avoid) but mine had the old style grommets, which had begun to expand. Honestly, it took twice as long to deal with the tiller handle than it did to do the impeller, seals, and grommets. The pivot bolt was salted / frozen. Now I have a green handle on a (rattle can) white motor, but the original paint on the handle was too pretty to paint. Again, the handle came from a free webvertize ad, and was a fraction of the cost of the options available elsewhere.
Below are the before and after pics; I’ve enjoyed this motor, and I hope you have fun with yours.
Happy motoring!
Alan
