Re: Any love for the Zephyr?

[Tom]

I had one years ago with the separate mag and tiller throttle. It would plane a little wood runabout I built. I recently found another one with the coordinated throttle, and went through the mechanics. Except for a little dirt in the tank, it’s a wonderful runner. Warm, it’ll start with a kick of the prop.

Here are some issues to consider:

Rebuilding the primer by turning down the plunger rod and replacing the seal with a new part makes a big positive difference in starting it.

The carb is harder to go through than more common motors, don’t try to force the bakelite part out of the housing. It’ll come out easily if done correctly.

The mag takes a little time to disassemble, clean, and reassemble. Complete rebuild is worth every second it takes.

There’s plenty of space to add a fuel filter under the front cover.

I have the single (Sportsman), twin (Sportwin) and quad (Zephyr) from the same year. They look good together.

Tom Manley