Recent content by RebelRob

wow, the last year really flew by. Haven't worked on the boat until just recently. Guess you could say I've had "analysis paralysis" in trying to figure out the boat layout and not wanting to waste a bunch of aluminum. Finally, last week I said what the heck, make it out of wood until I get...

I thought about keeping it original with the pressure tank but I've been unable to find one at a reasonable price. So I'm moving forward with the conversion. Every seal from the impeller down is new so hopefully I won't be back in there anytime soon. I've also replaced points, plugs, wires...

Since my last post I really haven't had time to do much. Mostly just tinkering with it to get parts loosened up. I did manage to get the carb cleaned and rebuilt. Now I'm at the point where I want to convert it from the old pressure tank to a fuel pump. I did all my research and bought the...

No surprise here....I'm an idiot :oops: I put the front bearing assembly in backwards

Sooooo....I've got the LU back together and decided to test it to make sure everything was working properly. Turning the prop by hand it works like its suppose to in reverse. Neutral is neutral....here comes the but...But, when I turn it in forward it feels and sounds like the gears are just...

Try "springfieldmb" and "volunteer" Sent from my SM-G900V using Tapatalk

1972 Smoker craft tri-hull with a 1955 evinrude 15hp. Both are a work in progress Sent from my SM-G900V using Tapatalk

Here is a pic of the bit I used. I just happened to have it laying in the drawer. Really take your time and don't get in a rush. I would work at it for 10 min then walk away. Once you get a nice hole, do like nccatfisher said. Sent from my SM-G900V using Tapatalk

Well, that was easy. Bolt came right out. Turned the top of the bolt red with map gas, grabbed it with a set of vise grips, and she turned like nothing was wrong. Now to the cleaning Sent from my SM-G900V using Tapatalk

First the good news: I used a diamond tip on a dremel to eat away at the extractor and old bolt. The nail set was a brilliant idea! Picked it right out. Ran a tap down in there and it works perfect. Now, The bad news: I let the gear housing bolts soak all week as I worked on the impeller...

Boy am I in a pickle now. I hit it with PB blaster a few times and thought I was making progress as I "thought" it was moving back and forth. Next thing I knew it snapped off again. So I drilled the smallest hole I had for my extracter, hit it with map gas like you said and started the...

Lower unit is off. Impeller was replaced at some point. Its still flexable but holds its form from the housing. It will be replaced. It also looks like they tried using some sort of sealant on the housing. Housing and plate look good. The drive shaft pulled out as I was pulling the housing...

Thanks for the tip CRS. I've already ordered an oem carb kit from amazon. It has a float in it made of plastic i think. I've always loved tearing into things to see how they work and fix them myself(somehow I always end up with parts left over). Sent from my SM-G900V using Tapatalk

Pulled the plugs on the lower today. Nothing came out when I opened the top so I pulled the bottom plug. About a tablespoon of water came out followed by some pretty dark oil. That's 2 fingers high in a peanut butter jar. Something tells me there should be more. After seeing the water I...

Thanks for the info Pappy. While I'm waiting on the parts, I decided to work on the stuck steering. I soaked it down with some PB blaster and gave it 24 hours. Sure enough she started moving. Not great but moving. Soaked it down again this morning. Hopefully I can get it easier without having...