1960 3hp sea king/gale buccaneer

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  • April 26, 2026 at 11:50 am #316525
    seakaye12
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      I attached the parts manual for your motor.  The carburetor on those is different from the one pictured above.

      I feel your frustration!  I would try what Ken is suggesting….and I would do a good old-fashioned spark test with a 1/4″ gap.  I would also look at swapping out the plug itself.  Maybe it has become fouled from the rich mixture you described above?

      Keep us posted.

       

      May 7, 2026 at 8:56 pm #317863
      Ellis Ollinger
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        Well I sprayed mixture into the cylinder and it popped and ran a few strokes.  Sprayed into the throat of carb and nothing.  Again, I  re assembled carb per manual, I checked compression and have 60 lbs.  So, I have compression and spark but can’t seem to get fuel to the motor.  Still stumped! Could it be the reeds some how??   Again motor cranked right up before I cleaned carb.  Not sure what I could have done to F it up!!??

        May 8, 2026 at 12:02 am #317875
        JACQUES
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          can you feel a good suction on the carb face ???   have  someone pull the starter and you can feel the carb face.  lack of crankcase vacum could prevent sucking gas from the carb to feed the  cylinders.

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          May 8, 2026 at 7:55 am #317906
          David Bartlett
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            The gasket on this motor between the carb and block has a hole at the top which needs to line up with the hole in the casting. Maybe check this? It is easy to put it on upside down.

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            May 8, 2026 at 2:09 pm #317949
            Ellis Ollinger
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              How do I fix vacuum if I have none?  I will checks gasket.  It definitely seems like it is not sucking fuel in.
              Thx!

              May 9, 2026 at 6:46 pm #318107
              JACQUES
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                maybe check reeds in case they are stuck ???  beyond that point if you have no crankcase vacum on the upstroke to pull in some fuel mix I’ll will let buccaneer experts  reply.

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