Recent content by mathis

OK, I see, finally. 1) Mysteriously black engine mount. (I never painted that!) 2) Lower unit internally swimming in castor. Appears that if the engine runs long enough, any crankcase leaks will be revealed. A couple new PTO bearings, and I should be back iin the fast lane. Many Thanks to...

On M. Larsons suggestion, I partially dissembled the engine to check the bearings and seals once again . The front bearings are smooth and tight, the PTO bearings are not as tight, but they are still smooth, . Mind you, I cannot seem to blow by them with my aging lungpower, but they may be...

Yes, I could be losing it! Last brain scan looked OK, but morphology is no gurantee for functionality. The sleeves are not tight in the cases. (Learned about that on Intlwaters). How come Brian and Grim have the same picture? Think some other fellows have the same pic too. Defalt pics...

Letsee, I think the bearings are good. I have had bad bearings before, and the ebay engine bearings are the best I have and seem new. No fuel spitting around flywheel. My fuel lines are mixed, old from the pipe to the vent, new from the tank to the engine. Think they are OK, but easy to...

I pulled the carb off, pulled the needle out (clean, no galling) pressured fuel through to see how it came out, pulled the barrel, re installed compressing the O ring as best I could, then blew thru the venturi stopping the fuel port and checking for leaks. All that seems fine. Good question...

My K&B 3.5 outboard is driving me to madness! (I may have had a head start) Here is the scenario: 1) Finished last season with the OB on a tunnel, and installed it in a Spitfire 1. Day 1: Could not run at all with the hopper tank w/o pressuring it with fuel bulb. Removed hopper. Still did not...

Word 2000 Please! [email protected] Thank you Snowdog! Good racing to you!

Just happened to me. I cut the stubble flush with with a Mototool and cutoff wheel, then drilled a small hole right down the center. Two drill bits will never be the same, but once the end of the flexshaft was drilled out, it fell to pieces without a mark on the squaredrive.

Many thanks Martin!

The K&B 3.5 SS Head has dimples machined into the perimeter of the combustion volume, five centered toward one headbolt, and three 180 degrees away. Im thinking that these should be oriented in some way with the crankcase, eg. 3 dimples down toward the exhaust port, but I dont have a clue...