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Good morning. The motor spins in a clockwise direction, these Eltos use a LH rotation propeller.
It is a 1927 motor, as ’27 was the first year for the J (they did offer them in 1928 as well)
The gas tanks on those were provided from the factory with a finish known as “Terne plating”, which is a lead-tin alloy that is no longer used. Some folks have nickel or even chrome plated those tanks. I strongly recommend against that. Not only is plating them expensive, but it will show up every flaw, dent, or wrinkle that you didn’t notice before it was plated. Common practice now when redoing a motor is to paint them silver.
The eyelets are for control cables or cords that allow the timing to be adjusted from a remote area of the boat. YOu could run a control cord thru each eyelet and tie the ends to the timer, as there is a hole in the timer handle for just that purpose. Coupled with the rope steering, this gave the operator a choice of sitting further away from the motor itself, thereby enjoying a quieter ride and possibly getting out of the smoke trail. Fortunately, these Elto motors typically run well enough to allow a boater to sit further away from the transom and not have to sit next to it to make constant adjustments.
Hope this helps.
Best,
PM T2 (Elto Special Interest Group Leader, AOMCI)
He's livin' in his own private Idaho..... I hope to go out quietly in my sleep, like my grand-dad did..... and not screaming, like the passengers in his car...
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They will actually run in both directions. Here is a link to starting mine. https://youtu.be/hKX0mZji7aA To run forward, you spin the flywheel counterclockwise. If you have the everything set properly, the sparkplugs fire and the motor takes off, running clockwise. Do the reverse, and it will run in reverse. Once you get familiar with your motor you’ll see how well this works. Too many links can make a post disappear. If you search for the videos below it will give you some understanding of how the timer works.
A "Boathouse Repair" is one thats done without having tools or the skills to do it properly.
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I’ve got one, I gently media blasted past the surface rust, and exposed most of the original plating underneath. I now am waiting on parts to do a military coil swap!
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They will actually run in both directions. Here is a link to starting mine. https://youtu.be/hKX0mZji7aA To run forward, you spin the flywheel counterclockwise. If you have the everything set properly, the sparkplugs fire and the motor takes off, running clockwise. Do the reverse, and it will run in reverse. Once you get familiar with your motor you’ll see how well this works. Too many links can make a post disappear. If you search for the videos below it will give you some understanding of how the timer works.
Thanks Tubs! I am definitely going to have to circle back to you when I have more time to tinker with this one. I think this is the coolest antique outboard I will ever own….because I will never be able to afford a Clarke Troller haha 🙂
Rob
Good morning. The motor spins in a clockwise direction, these Eltos use a LH rotation propeller.
It is a 1927 motor, as ’27 was the first year for the J (they did offer them in 1928 as well)
The gas tanks on those were provided from the factory with a finish known as “Terne plating”, which is a lead-tin alloy that is no longer used. Some folks have nickel or even chrome plated those tanks. I strongly recommend against that. Not only is plating them expensive, but it will show up every flaw, dent, or wrinkle that you didn’t notice before it was plated. Common practice now when redoing a motor is to paint them silver.
The eyelets are for control cables or cords that allow the timing to be adjusted from a remote area of the boat. YOu could run a control cord thru each eyelet and tie the ends to the timer, as there is a hole in the timer handle for just that purpose. Coupled with the rope steering, this gave the operator a choice of sitting further away from the motor itself, thereby enjoying a quieter ride and possibly getting out of the smoke trail. Fortunately, these Elto motors typically run well enough to allow a boater to sit further away from the transom and not have to sit next to it to make constant adjustments.
Hope this helps.
Best,
PM T2 (Elto Special Interest Group Leader, AOMCI)
Great info! Thanks!
Just to be clear, when I do get to the point that I am ready to try to start it, I should ‘bump’ the flywheel back and forth off the compression a few times, and then flick it firmly CLOCKWISE? Is that correct?
Great pictures, by the way!
Thanks again!
—Rob
Rob
Starting instructions for your motor are included in the attached scan.
Best,
PM T2He's livin' in his own private Idaho..... I hope to go out quietly in my sleep, like my grand-dad did..... and not screaming, like the passengers in his car...
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Here are some more. There are for and earlier model but I thing most will apply.
A "Boathouse Repair" is one thats done without having tools or the skills to do it properly.
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