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July 6, 2015 at 10:44 am #19568
I was at Tomahawk a few years ago, and saw a 58 Sportwin for cheap money. I asked what was up, and they said it died last year up here and they had to get towed in. Couldn’t get it to run no matter what they tried, he thought it may be the flywheel. I said, "Well, my tool box is right here. If we can’t fix it here, where else in the world can we?" We took the flywheel off and I discovered that the cam had slipped on the key. We put it back and they ran to the test tank. Vroooommmmm.!! The price just went up! We had burgers and brats and a great evening. Ran it the next day to the turtle bar.
Steve
July 6, 2015 at 12:08 pm #19569Or missing flywheel key?
July 6, 2015 at 12:31 pm #19571A "Boathouse Repair" is one that done without having tools or the skills to do it properly.
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July 6, 2015 at 3:38 pm #19579Good spark at both cylinders would rule out sheared key/flipped cam. You mention the fuel is fresh being used on other engines, is it regular grade fuel or high octane? I know it is counter intuitive (at least it is to my simple mind), but these low compression engines do not like to run on high octane fuel. I had to prove it to myself several times on my fleetwin when I thought I was being smart using high octane av gas.
The engine won’t even fire when you squirt fuel in the plug holes? I’m sure you have explored the possibility that the problem is too much fuel/flooding. The only other longshot I could think of is the exhaust snoot is plugged up with mud, but this seems unlikely if the engine quit while underway. Do the plugs show any signs of water? Have you tried dry firing it for a second or two (not long enough to damage impeller)? I realize you don’t have a compression gage up there, and these things don’t have much compression anyway, but does it feel like it has compression? It surely couldn’t hurt to just try the head bolts to see it they will loosen up, nothing to lose. You could always use some gasket sealer on the old head gasket if it isn’t blown, I realize you don’t have an extra head gasket on hand. The job could be done right after vacation is over. You are SOL either way if the head gasket is blown, perhaps someone close by could send you a gasket up there.July 6, 2015 at 3:52 pm #19580A "Boathouse Repair" is one that done without having tools or the skills to do it properly.
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July 6, 2015 at 4:10 pm #19582Hope the weather is nice tomorrow.
Don’t want to have to do it inside.
A "Boathouse Repair" is one that done without having tools or the skills to do it properly.
July 6, 2015 at 4:53 pm #19583COOL, glad it will be resolved and vacation saved!
July 6, 2015 at 8:35 pm #19592Eezee fix Tubs!
If you are really out in the boonies and far away from civilization, you could always cut one out of a leather boot tongue!
Does that ‘little house’ in your pic have wi-fi as your internet connection seems to be working?
July 6, 2015 at 11:30 pm #19595Wi-Fi only gets a signal from the left hole and the
view (and the air) is better from the right if you leave the door
open.A "Boathouse Repair" is one that done without having tools or the skills to do it properly.
July 7, 2015 at 12:10 am #19598I have had head gasket leaks in that area on 3 or 4 lightwins. I now check the block for being true. I have heard others speak of that too. I am reassembling a JW17 at the moment that had low compression. This block and head was good and true. When it is finished ( and running) I am going to post al the things I found and tried on it. Even if they are not true, and new head gasket will work for a good while. Good Luck with it, they are great little outboards.
PS Nice cabin!
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