I have an old boat motor and am new to the forum.
I have an old Firestone 3.5HP outboard. It was given to me when I was a kid by a diver that recovered it from the bottom of a lake. At that time I took it all apart, cleaned the pieces and put it back together and got it running. I used it several times then just kept it in the basement.
Forty years later I dug it out and tossed it in the back of my truck to go with the other scrap that’s been bothering my wife. But then I just couldn’t see it going to be crushed after the history I had with it so I pulled it back off the truck.
So now it’s in my shop and I’m considering rebuilding it and giving it an over all sprucing up. When that’s completed I’ll either sneak it past my wife and back in the basement or maybe sell it to a new owner with a bigger basement and more understanding wife.
The motor is a Firestone 10-A-2 3.5HP Code No. 133-7-477
The motor serial number is: 477-221940 Does this mean that it was made in 1940?
I’ve seen some Firestones on the internet but none that look exactly like mine. Mine has two knobs on center under the throttle lever, one is the choke and the other is the mixture control, and a two piece aluminum shell enclosing the area below the fuel tank.
What color should this motor be and was it all one color, also what decals should it have?
Thanks in advance! Dan
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