Seasons Greetings, All !
It has been a couple weeks since I last posted, I am continuing my overhaul thread under the appropriate heading...
This thread is a continuation of the thread started here : http://www.moyermarine.com/forums/showthread.php?t=5605
This afternoon, I finally had a chance to get back to the motor. I was able to secure a good work surface for the project ( a woodworking bench, 4' x 6', with a vise ), which is now beside the boat, ready to accept my old A4 and all of its various components.
My goal today was to continue disassembling the motor, reducing its weight to a point where it can be off loaded with the least amount of effort.
First the starter, then the flywheel.
lots of rust...
you can see the rust line showing how deep the engine was under the standing water
super rusty, and you can see a spot on the bottom of the housing where some MMO leaked out. Can anyone give me a clue as to where this was coming from?? odd (to me).
I didn't really need to remove the plate, but i wanted a look at the valves, and figured you all might too... Anything of interest here?
another look.
My last effort was to detach the prop shaft from the motor, but the access was tricky, and I wasn't able to get a a boxed end wrench on the nuts. My time was up ( had to get home to go get our tree! ), and I hosed them with PB Blaster a couple times before I left.
With any luck, I will get back to it tomorrow, and possibly have the motor out of the boat. I am excited about getting it out, finally, for many reasons beyond the obvious ones... The engine compartment is nasty, as I'm sure you can imagine, and it needs heavy cleaning. I also hope to repaint it with grey bilge paint...
It has been a couple weeks since I last posted, I am continuing my overhaul thread under the appropriate heading...
This thread is a continuation of the thread started here : http://www.moyermarine.com/forums/showthread.php?t=5605
This afternoon, I finally had a chance to get back to the motor. I was able to secure a good work surface for the project ( a woodworking bench, 4' x 6', with a vise ), which is now beside the boat, ready to accept my old A4 and all of its various components.
My goal today was to continue disassembling the motor, reducing its weight to a point where it can be off loaded with the least amount of effort.
First the starter, then the flywheel.
lots of rust...
you can see the rust line showing how deep the engine was under the standing water
super rusty, and you can see a spot on the bottom of the housing where some MMO leaked out. Can anyone give me a clue as to where this was coming from?? odd (to me).
I didn't really need to remove the plate, but i wanted a look at the valves, and figured you all might too... Anything of interest here?
another look.
My last effort was to detach the prop shaft from the motor, but the access was tricky, and I wasn't able to get a a boxed end wrench on the nuts. My time was up ( had to get home to go get our tree! ), and I hosed them with PB Blaster a couple times before I left.
With any luck, I will get back to it tomorrow, and possibly have the motor out of the boat. I am excited about getting it out, finally, for many reasons beyond the obvious ones... The engine compartment is nasty, as I'm sure you can imagine, and it needs heavy cleaning. I also hope to repaint it with grey bilge paint...
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