what kind of oil are you using air cooled motors do not use TCW3? 😉
quote wbeaton:
I’m putting together my list of outboards to repair this winter. While making the list I was reminded of a little jet drive outboard I have. It’s a 1960’s CalJet Econo 4 with a Tecumseh powerhead and a hand crank recoil. It’s had an overheating problem since I got it. To be fair, I only tried to run it for an extended period twice. Both times it seemed to overheat after a few minutes. The first time I was running 16:1. The second time I added some more oil directly to the tank. Does anyone have one of these motors or a similar one? Is there a water pick up to cool the exhaust or something that could be plugged? I’m just looking for some thoughts to determine if this motor makes my winter list.
