Water Witch

[kirkp]

runpet, looks pretty good. Did you get it to run? Also, I’m interested in the spare tiller you said you have. Send me a PM.

Tubs, could you post a picture of the vent? I’m curious to see if it looks like the one on my tank.

Kirk

[mas]

I do not mean to hi-jack this thread…But I’m glad to see that Tubs was smart enough to copy the “Pony Coil” conversion info. That original post was lost when our server went down a bunch of years ago. Unfortunately, I never saved a copy. There was more to the thread…did you copy the rest of it??

If so, would you be willing to post a new thread with all the info…or PM me and I’ll repost. Thank you.

BTW…Love the Waterwitches…starting to work on one of my own.

Mas

Tubs wrote:

[Tubs]

kirkp wrote:

runpet, looks pretty good. Did you get it to run? Also, I’m interested in the spare tiller you said you have. Send me a PM.

Tubs, could you post a picture of the vent? I’m curious to see if it looks like the one on my tank.

Kirk

A "Boat House Repair" is one that done without having tools or the skills to do it properly.

• This reply was modified 4 years, 4 months ago by Tubs.
• This reply was modified 4 years, 4 months ago by Tubs.

[Tubs]

A "Boat House Repair" is one that done without having tools or the skills to do it properly.

[kirkp]

Thanks Tubs. That certainly doesn’t look like mine. Mine looks like someone took a appropriately sized brass bolt and used a hacksaw to cut a slot in it. How does that one vent?
Kirk

[runpet]

Thanks Tub. I went back to the museum yesterday. Here are some more photos I took of the 1936 twin. I specifically looked at the vents on all the outboards there and none had the vent I have. But the one I have looks almost the same as the one in the first photo above. The vents on the motors at the museum looked like the vents in the second photo above. What are the chances of my vent and the one above looking so similar?

Kirkp, my vent looks like someone used a hacksaw too. Only a steel bolt. With a spring. Now rusted. Also I sent you numerous pm’s. Did ya get them? If you want my tiller pm me your email address. Either I don’t know what I’m doing(quite possible) or something is screwed up. Once!

[mas]

Tubs wrote:

Thank you anyway!

[Tubs]

A "Boat House Repair" is one that done without having tools or the skills to do it properly.

[runpet]

Tubs, I have what looks like a small copper rod in my tank. Dam if I can get it out. lol

I took a closer look at the museum too and you are right. Most motors are museum quality but incorrect. The 1936 single they have says it is an experimental.

Dick

[Ralph Simmons]

I have gotten my water witch to fire up today
on rope sleeve only numbers are serial 571.20 no model numbers
on the tank mount it has a number MB 538 the year made is 1937 4hp ?
I cleaned and reset points
same condenser and spark plugs are a champion RF 11YC
I will see about two new plugs
Any new replacement condenser that I can used ?.
Replace the gaskets for exhaust and carb and gear case cover
cleaned up water pump
lower unit new grease put in used John Deere grease
a shot of gas into carburetor / mixer, (how ever you wish to call it )
I got a 3 second run . YEA
According to Peter Hunns book
gas oil mix is 30W oil 3/4 oil to gal gas Correct ?
could I go with modern outboard TC-W oil same weight?
will try for tank test soon
Thanks to any help and replies
ralph

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