Good morning. The motor spins in a clockwise direction, these Eltos use a LH rotation propeller.
It is a 1927 motor, as ’27 was the first year for the J (they did offer them in 1928 as well)
The gas tanks on those were provided from the factory with a finish known as “Terne plating”, which is a lead-tin alloy that is no longer used. Some folks have nickel or even chrome plated those tanks. I strongly recommend against that. Not only is plating them expensive, but it will show up every flaw, dent, or wrinkle that you didn’t notice before it was plated. Common practice now when redoing a motor is to paint them silver.
The eyelets are for control cables or cords that allow the timing to be adjusted from a remote area of the boat. YOu could run a control cord thru each eyelet and tie the ends to the timer, as there is a hole in the timer handle for just that purpose. Coupled with the rope steering, this gave the operator a choice of sitting further away from the motor itself, thereby enjoying a quieter ride and possibly getting out of the smoke trail. Fortunately, these Elto motors typically run well enough to allow a boater to sit further away from the transom and not have to sit next to it to make constant adjustments.
Hope this helps.
Best,
PM T2 (Elto Special Interest Group Leader, AOMCI)
Great info! Thanks!
Just to be clear, when I do get to the point that I am ready to try to start it, I should ‘bump’ the flywheel back and forth off the compression a few times, and then flick it firmly CLOCKWISE? Is that correct?
Great pictures, by the way!
Thanks again!
—Rob
Rob