Engine Maintenance - May 5th

The new engine issues needed checking:
1. Carb throat filling at the dock and dripping.
2. Engine cutting out when accelerated.

So I took some time (4 hours) to do some work on the issues. So here is what I did:

• Drained the carb.
• Checked the sediment bowl (pretty good).
• Sprayed Carb cleaner into the Main jet and choke throat.
• Replaced the fuel filter.
• Cleaned the Spark plugs.
• Sprayed some MMO into the cylinders towards the valves.
• Checked the Distributor & plug connections.
• Checked the oil.
• Checked inside the fuel tank, thru the fuel gauge hole.

Glad to see that the fuel level mechanism is in good condition, and obviously not an original piece of equipment, but a replacement. The wire connections to the sender were corroded away, and one came off in my hand. So I cleaned all that up and soldered clean wire onto the sender, and checked the arm for range of motion and everthing looks to be in good working order.

Now the engine is running great, and accelerates in the full range as smooth as anything. Really satisifying, and I believe the engine is running perfectly, just needs the alternator bearings worked on, as they sound like it is running in rocks!