Somebody just gave me, less than ten minutes ago, a 65 horsepower
blueband Mercury outboard. Seems it's in ok condition - a good
candidate for restoration maybe.

As I don't know a lot about these engines, is there anything I should
be looking for? Parts availability? Restorable or just more junk for
the metal bin at the dump?

I haven't checked it out yet, but the motor turns over, one cylinder
seems very weak, acceptable on the others - spark is present - perhaps
a worn cylinder, busted ring - anything I should look for when I tear
it down?

Assuming that it's not rebuildable, can these parts be sold off to
restorers?

Help a brother out? :)

Later,

Tom

"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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Somebody just gave me, less than ten minutes ago, a 65 horsepower
blueband Mercury outboard. Seems it's in ok condition - a good
candidate for restoration maybe.

As I don't know a lot about these engines, is there anything I should
be looking for? Parts availability? Restorable or just more junk for
the metal bin at the dump?

I haven't checked it out yet, but the motor turns over, one cylinder
seems very weak, acceptable on the others - spark is present - perhaps
a worn cylinder, busted ring - anything I should look for when I tear
it down?

Assuming that it's not rebuildable, can these parts be sold off to
restorers?

Help a brother out? :)

Later,

Tom

Is the motor a three cyl or four cyl? They made both, the three being the
latter.
Dixon

On Sat, 26 Mar 2005 17:43:15 -0500, "Dixon"
wrote:

Is the motor a three cyl or four cyl? They made both, the three being the
latter.

Three cylinder.

Later,

Tom

VERY good one then. You know who to contact for parts - RIGHT?

-W *^$- @*&- @^#* (think shift)


"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Sat, 26 Mar 2005 17:43:15 -0500, "Dixon"
wrote:

Is the motor a three cyl or four cyl? They made both, the three being the
latter.

Three cylinder.

Later,

Tom

On Sun, 27 Mar 2005 06:52:58 GMT, "Clams Canino"
wrote:

VERY good one then. You know who to contact for parts - RIGHT?

-W *^$- @*&- @^#* (think shift)

I'm guessing here - maybe it's you? :)

Email me off line at info -AT- swsports.org just so that I don't
forget the number.

I'm sure I'll be picking your brains on this one.

Thanks man, appreciate it.

Later,

Tom

"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Sat, 26 Mar 2005 17:43:15 -0500, "Dixon"
wrote:

Is the motor a three cyl or four cyl? They made both, the three being the
latter.

Three cylinder.

Later,

Tom

The three cyl had a thermostat sticking problem. It would stick in an almost
closed position. When the motor was used in this condition it would cause
enough heat in the top cyl. to burn a nice size hole from the combustion
chamber into the water jacket. Taking the thermostat out before meltdown
never seemed to cause any problems.

Dixon

Ya - pulling the termostat is an SOP.

-W

"Dixon" wrote in message
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"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Sat, 26 Mar 2005 17:43:15 -0500, "Dixon"
wrote:

Is the motor a three cyl or four cyl? They made both, the three being
the
latter.

Three cylinder.

Later,

Tom

The three cyl had a thermostat sticking problem. It would stick in an
almost
closed position. When the motor was used in this condition it would cause
enough heat in the top cyl. to burn a nice size hole from the combustion
chamber into the water jacket. Taking the thermostat out before meltdown
never seemed to cause any problems.

Dixon

On Sat, 26 Mar 2005 19:16:40 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:

Somebody just gave me, less than ten minutes ago, a 65 horsepower
blueband Mercury outboard. Seems it's in ok condition - a good
candidate for restoration maybe.

I had two of these on my Sunfish when I was a child.

On Tue, 29 Mar 2005 22:58:31 -0500, HaKrause wrote:

HKrause wrote:
On Sat, 26 Mar 2005 19:16:40 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:


Somebody just gave me, less than ten minutes ago, a 65 horsepower
blueband Mercury outboard. Seems it's in ok condition - a good
candidate for restoration maybe.


I had two of these on my Sunfish when I was a child.


The above response is from one of the ball-less Harry Identity Thieves,
in this case posting from roadrunner in Columbus, Ohio.

Another post from one who continuously changes his name to confuse filters.
--
John H

"All decisions are the result of binary thinking."

"John H" wrote in message
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On Tue, 29 Mar 2005 22:58:31 -0500, HaKrause
wrote:

HKrause wrote:
On Sat, 26 Mar 2005 19:16:40 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:


Somebody just gave me, less than ten minutes ago, a 65 horsepower
blueband Mercury outboard. Seems it's in ok condition - a good
candidate for restoration maybe.


I had two of these on my Sunfish when I was a child.


The above response is from one of the ball-less Harry Identity Thieves,
in this case posting from roadrunner in Columbus, Ohio.

Another post from one who continuously changes his name to confuse
filters.
--
John H



I desperate attempt to get noticed, as if saying "look at me...look at
me....please look at me."