Gumby
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Ok I need some advice. I am trying to decide to either try and get my motor running or just scrounge up enough money to buy a new one and just go fishing it would be tight to come up with money but a possibility for new motor. I have a 1973 6hp johnson I tried a bit last summer to get running but gave up/lack of funds whatever you want to call it. I built a little 16ft jon boat for the family and only used with trolling motor a few times to go perch fishing. I pretty much got the motor free so initial cost of first motor minimal. I have bought carb kit, fuel pump, kit water impeller, and points and condenser kit. Only installed fuel pump kit before I started thinking (thinking get me in trouble most of the time) and I have a few questions after I spun the fly wheel few times and wasnt sure about compression and other things like is a 6 hp big enough for my boat. This is my first gas engine for a boat only had smaller boat with trolling motors prior to this. I do have some mechanincal abilites but dont want to take on the impossible. I have rebuilt chevy v-8 motors in the past but never small engines such as this. In case you want to see the boat and motor https://www.tinboats.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=13827
1 can you get engine rebuild kits?
2 is it worth the time and money with an older motor?
3 can i end up spending more money on this old motor than a new one?
4 reliabilty? I dont have problem replacing problem parts ahead of time
5 Should I be able to spin fly wheel easy with plugs in it and no carb mounted?
1 can you get engine rebuild kits?
2 is it worth the time and money with an older motor?
3 can i end up spending more money on this old motor than a new one?
4 reliabilty? I dont have problem replacing problem parts ahead of time
5 Should I be able to spin fly wheel easy with plugs in it and no carb mounted?