Hello everyone and thank you!
I’m 1/2 way finished going through everything on a “new to me” Atomic 4. At this point I’m not doing a full tear down until I have gotten this old engine running and determining how deep I need to go.
My “new” boat is 1967 Columbia 29 MKII and I’m sorry to say she has been neglected for a number of years. Without any previous history or knowledge about the engine, I started with basic mechanics. Somebody loved this engine in the past as it has fresh water cooling, a Sendure heat exchanger, an antique Sendure raw water strainer, an electric fuel pump, an upright wet exhaust, and a water separator/fuel filter.
I have pulled and rebuilt the Zenith carb, the Delco starter, both Jabsco water pumps, and cleaned out/up the heat exchanger. A new electric fuel pump with a new oil pressure safety switch and wiring, a new oil sending unit, thermostat, and new coolant hoses are already onboard and ready to install.
The engine could be rotated by hand so I consider myself lucky to have a such good start. I look forward to getting her running and learning a lot from y’all as my A4 experience unfolds.
I’m 1/2 way finished going through everything on a “new to me” Atomic 4. At this point I’m not doing a full tear down until I have gotten this old engine running and determining how deep I need to go.
My “new” boat is 1967 Columbia 29 MKII and I’m sorry to say she has been neglected for a number of years. Without any previous history or knowledge about the engine, I started with basic mechanics. Somebody loved this engine in the past as it has fresh water cooling, a Sendure heat exchanger, an antique Sendure raw water strainer, an electric fuel pump, an upright wet exhaust, and a water separator/fuel filter.
I have pulled and rebuilt the Zenith carb, the Delco starter, both Jabsco water pumps, and cleaned out/up the heat exchanger. A new electric fuel pump with a new oil pressure safety switch and wiring, a new oil sending unit, thermostat, and new coolant hoses are already onboard and ready to install.
The engine could be rotated by hand so I consider myself lucky to have a such good start. I look forward to getting her running and learning a lot from y’all as my A4 experience unfolds.
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