An empty chamber above the pistons, no rust - just a chamber with some holes leading into it on either side. I opened up the old engine powerhead to see what was actually there and there was nothing. I recommend these books to all beginners, but as I say experience is the best teacher. Great writer, and he makes things seem easy. Outboard Motors- Maintenance and Repair - Jean-Luc Pallas - Its great for beginners because it explains whats going on - but experience helps.Īnd Cheap Outboards- The Beginner's Guide to Making an Old Motor Run Forever
#Sears ted williams outboard motor manual#
I have to also mention here that I am trying to go by the book with my repairs, literally:Įska's Mechanic's Manual - Being un-mechanical there are spaces that I need to fill in the practice. Would a mud dabbler block one cooling system and not another?Īre there 2 different systems for water cooling? I'm wondering if this was true, but impeller investigation is also on my list. There is something similiar to the one pictured in my manual.Īlso, when I purchased the motor the previous owner had said he just replaced the impeller. I'm going to check out the old powerhead later today to investigate this. I have a manual and the reason I'll thinking thermostat is that they mention that some models have one above the pistons on the back. Due to unavailability, the following parts can not be ordered." Well, whattayaknow.Īnyways, please let me know what you guys think. If you go to the Sears webpage ( ) ALL the parts are listed there but when you check out you get "We're Sorry. I tried Certified Parts Corp ( ) but their webpage isn't working are there other places that might have the part? If you think its the thermostat. The other thing I'm thinking is maybe the fuel mixture is getting low, I'm near the bottom of the tank at the end of the season here( I'm storing the motor soon and I don't want to fill the tank- I got about a quarter tank left.) and I was wondering if that would cause overheating. This is the same thing that occurred in the other power head to cause it crack, I think, because the same happened with the old one.I could be wrong. If that is so, where would I find a new one. Now, I'm thinking because the telltale operated normally at low speed the water system isn't blocked and the impeller if good, but if that is true could it be the theromostat? The engine is really hot and I have to let it rest for a bit before I can continue. When I go faster the telltale disappears(lessens) and I guess the water is supposed to go out the back exhaust(?- is that true), because the telltale disappears and after I continue the engine over heats and only steam comes out the telltale. The tell-tale works fine at low speed and the water is streaming. I need your advice and expertise on this situation- it would be appreciated. It ran nice in the bucket but when I took it out on the lake it over heated and conked out a couple of times.
#Sears ted williams outboard motor crack#
But it also had water coming through the spark plugs which was caused by the the crack also, I'm guessing.Īnyways, I found a powerhead and me and a friend put the motor together a couple of days ago. I purchased a Sears Ted Williams 9.9 HP in the early summer and didn't check it out properly (noob-excuse) at the time and eventually found a crack in the powerhead but it worked great except some fuel coming through at high speeds so I figured I would replace the powerhead instead of going up in flames on the water. I understand that repairs can be a bit of detective work and a bit of common sense but I'm hoping experience will make things come together a bit quicker so I'm here to pick your brains. My proudest moment so far was finding a beat up and obviously kicked 5HP Eska on a beach near Algonquin Park,ON which some one with a temper had left for dead and I actually brought it back to life and it purrs - probably out of appreciation! Its my favourite motor now, good for trolling and light enough to put on a canoe. I started out with 20 buck 1947 3.6 Firestone-Scott Atwater thats running nice and I have 2 more old timers found over the summer that are great. I'm not a mechanic and I have trouble fixing a flat bike tire, I'm still learning the ins and outs- but I'm learning. I came to these forums a few months ago and I have to say thanks for all the help.