Fired off for the first time this year!

[Helmar]

First off, pump some fuel up into the carbs (hard gas bulb) and let her set over night.
Then disconnect the throttle cable and pump those carbs to see if you can see then squirting gas.

I am going to start a new thread about having Work shops like we used to do at Marty Island Boat Shop.
I was the wiring guy (coast guard approved stuff)

[Craig Aho]

OK I will purchase a fuel line and bulb. I need one anyway to start the motor. I have this old 6 gal plastic tank I was planning to use and It is time to clean it etc.

[Super Sportster]

How do I stop it from running without a switch, I don't like electricity so I don't want to handle battery cables while it is running. I also will have to buy a fuel line, I have an old fuel tank. Question is should I just go ahead with the gasket replacements since I know it will leak oil otherwise or?

Seems I neglected to tell you besides having the remote starter switch you'll also need power to the + side of the coil. I run a wire with alligator clips from the battery side of the starter solenoid to the coil and just disconnect it to kill it.

I'm wondering if your oil leak comes from the boot that seals the oil to the base pan. When it leaks is it leaking when it is laying down, oil pan down and valve cover up? With the engine in the upright position as it would be on the boat it should not leak at all because all the oil is in the tank in the leg.

[Craig Aho]

Thanks Dick for the tip on the wiring. The motor has been in the upright sitting on my homemade stand for nearly all of the two years I have had it. I wish I could identify the source of the leak but it continued to leak for many months up until I removed the engine oil. Although even without the engine oil it is still leaking only not nearly as much. it still had a light trail of oil down the outside of the leg from the area around the shifter and collects on the cavitation plate.

[Super Sportster]

Thanks Dick for the tip on the wiring. The motor has been in the upright sitting on my homemade stand for nearly all of the two years I have had it. I wish I could identify the source of the leak but it continued to leak for many months up until I removed the engine oil. Although even without the engine oil it is still leaking only not nearly as much. it still had a light trail of oil down the outside of the leg from the area around the shifter and collects on the cavitation plate.

Craig, no problem and just trying to figure this oil leak problem without being there! Before draining the oil did you check the level with the dip stick to see if it was over full? I've heard of the fuel pump diaphragm going bad and the crankcase being diluted with gasoline. I'm going to dig out a leg and take a good hard look at everything as sitting upright on the stand all the oil should have drained back into the leg. I need to wrap my head around this a little more.

[Craig Aho]

No I didn't check the oil for some time after and it sat on the floor for about two weeks while I constructed the stand and rented a hoist. when I went to purchase it it was upright on a stand and we layed it down in the bed of my truck and with the help of my son in law when we arrived home we set it on the floor in the customary way. But since then it has been upright on my stand, 2 yrs next month. there was some paper towels stuffed down under the motor at the pan that I had to remove and it was and is to some extent dirty under the motor. I have endeavored to clean it out as best i can but without removing the pwer head I can't get to all the spots to clean. I did look inside the leg down by the shifter adjustment and it is dry in there and no oil coming out the small holes at the gearbox. I just went out to look at the motor and it is leaking slightly down the leg again and I removed the hood and as useual there is oil on the shifter side of the pan below the thermostat housing and is draining out a small hole about 3/16" located there just aft of the shifter. It is odd how it continues to leak there since I have removed the engine oil and clean up that spot repeatedly. Must still be some oil in the motor slowly draining into the lower pan and then seeping out.

[Steve_Kiesel]

For starting the engine, why not just hook up the controller as if it was on the boat. If you don't have one, get one. You will eventually need it to install the motor.

[Craig Aho]

Good Morning Steve, Yes I do have the controller. That crossed my mind as well but just wanted a way to shut it down.

[Steve_Kiesel]

You should be able to switch if off with the key. When I had a Bearcat, that's the way I ran it in the tank before I had it mounted on the boat. Plus you can check out the throttle/shift linkage. Sure hope you can get it running. They are great motors if your able to work on them yourself.

[Craig Aho]

I guess I will learn to work on them. I would love to see it on my boat and think it is pretty cool. It seems though that having elec. trim and tilt would be nice. But I haven't heard anybody who uses the bearcat say they missed having the trim/tilt.