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Yesterday was dock take-out for the rowing team. Bunch of teenagers in chest waders in 50° water taking floating dock sections out.
I spent the morning winterizing our launch motors. Say what you will about Made-in-USA, but these 15Hp Honda four-strokes are a dream to work on. And essentially bomb-proof.
Although, when changing the lower unit oil & checking the back of thrust washers, I discovered this little gem.
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Interesting. Have worked on my fair share of motors and have never seen that on a small motor. Did the prop slide off cleanly?
 
Picked up this gem the other day . Old Signal Corps US Army meter made by Gruen watch company . Made in USA
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People moving south got a few various hand tools too . Mostly older Stanley and craftsman American made items . They had a few boxes out at the curb for free so of course I scrounged them
Nice! You could test Glow Plugs with that. (~0.7 to 1.4 Ohms). Not many meters will go low enough to actually test GPs other than open circuit or maybe ok, or shorted.
 
Why does it always seem that when you want to use a gas powered tool it won't start. One of my brothers wanted to borrow my Husqvarna pole saw to take down a limb. I pull it out to make sure it runs. The damb thing would not start. I found it had no spark. The kill switch works fine. I pulled the coil out to find this. SOB ran great 6 months ago.
 

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The rain here last night wasn’t enough to soften the dead leaves… they are damp but still crunch when you walk on them. Any better down by you?
I don't think we got much more then a 1/4 inch of rain around here yesterday.
 
The rain here last night wasn’t enough to soften the dead leaves… they are damp but still crunch when you walk on them. Any better down by you?
It was pretty wet at my house

One of my employees told me they barely got any rain in Northern Jersey where he lives

Mark? How about you over in Ulster?
 
Interesting. Have worked on my fair share of motors and have never seen that on a small motor. Did the prop slide off cleanly?
Yeah. The prop came off no problem.
The thrust washer behind it was a bear to get off, though. Sprayed some PB Blaster penetrating oil on the splines and pried off using two screwdrivers on the back side of the thrust washer. A little tap tap & back/forth on the levers & it POP!-ed off. Fortunately, all of the prying didn't gall the aluminum gear/exhaust housing.
Got the lower unit disassembled in about 15min no problemmo after that.
New prop shaft is already on the way.
If this were an airplane or some other mission-critical application, I'd be doing a complete teardown to make sure the crank isn't bent. There must have been an AWFUL lot of force transmitted into those gears to twist the shaft like that.
But the gearbox looks pristine so.. 🤷‍♂️🤞
 
Why does it always seem that when you want to use a gas powered tool it won't start. One of my brothers wanted to borrow my Husqvarna pole saw to take down a limb. I pull it out to make sure it runs. The damb thing would not start. I found it had no spark. The kill switch works fine. I pulled the coil out to find this. SOB ran great 6 months ago.
Not that it's a good permanent solution but can you wrap that erosion in friction tape & run it that way until you can get a new coil wire?
 
It was pretty wet at my house

One of my employees told me they barely got any rain in Northern Jersey where he lives

Mark? How about you over in Ulster?
Didn’t do diddly squat. It’s all dry out there again . Good news is the Denning fire is 90% contained
 
Yeah. The prop came off no problem.
The thrust washer behind it was a bear to get off, though. Sprayed some PB Blaster penetrating oil on the splines and pried off using two screwdrivers on the back side of the thrust washer. A little tap tap & back/forth on the levers & it POP!-ed off. Fortunately, all of the prying didn't gall the aluminum gear/exhaust housing.
Got the lower unit disassembled in about 15min no problemmo after that.
New prop shaft is already on the way.
If this were an airplane or some other mission-critical application, I'd be doing a complete teardown to make sure the crank isn't bent. There must have been an AWFUL lot of force transmitted into those gears to twist the shaft like that.
But the gearbox looks pristine so.. 🤷‍♂️🤞
I am guessing they must've wailed something rock or iron at full speed and replaced the prop before it got to your workbench.
 
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