Re: Back Again With A 1959 Gale Buccaneer 35HP

[harpua]

wow, thanks everyone. things are starting to make sense. i found a guy that has a bunch of stuff lying around. i bet he has the solenoid and/or a shifter.
so, if you dont have a shifter and you have a tiller like i do, how does the starter work, with a a hard wired button?
the glass bowl isnt broken, but there are what looks to be some kind of disk filters in it? how do i get the metal clasps off the bowl so i can clean it. I think i will follow the above and just use the right fuel filter listed above, but for now i can use the bowl

and thats what i mean. i wonder why it feels so hard to pull with the plugs in and why it feels tight to rope start. I think you are saying the linkage may be out and that may be affecting it. i am going to give it some pulls after i pull the carb and clean and inspect. it. after that i will see what i can come up with for the starter. do johnson solenoids work? what years if so?

thanks again.