Re: QD-20 questions

[amuller]

quote Mumbles:

The throttle grip is part of a Gils Tiller Extension kit you used to be able to buy. A piece of one inch aluminum tubing with a bicycle grip on it will work just as good. This motor would have originally had a black grip similar to a ’57 Johnson white grip on it. The two support plates coming off the starter housing tend to break easily on these motors hence the repair. Good luck finding a decent outer seal for the plate as it took me ages before I managed to find an NOS one for my ’59.

Thanks so much for the info. Mumbles, what do you mean by "The two support plates coming off the starter housing"? I’m confused there.

Also, I notice the tank doesn’t have the usual hose storage "ears" cast into the upper housing. Rather, there are separate steel ears retained by the end screws. I’ve never paid much attention to pressure tanks, or had one before, but have not noticed this design before. What does it say about the vintage of the tank and the diaphragm, etc, needed? It looks like a six gallon, not four gallon, if that matters.