I acquired a '68 Evinrude 6hp (model 6803R) with a recently purchased Catalina 22 and decided I'd try my first carburetor cleaning. In true newbie fashion it seems I managed to screw it it up pretty well
When I was trying to remove the orifice plug from the bowl it was stuck and apparently I used to much force and ended up stripping it. I'm not sure it if moved at all, all I know is that there is nothing left to bite into.
So any advice? I looked around and I did find somebody who had a plug but a bowl is not to be found. Would it be worth putting it all back together and seeing if it happened to work with it as is or maybe very carefully drill it out, find another motor option or just get better at sailing where I don't need that damn motor anyway??
Naturally the plan is to head out next weekend for the family camping / sailing trip so I need to find a solution fairly soon
When I was trying to remove the orifice plug from the bowl it was stuck and apparently I used to much force and ended up stripping it. I'm not sure it if moved at all, all I know is that there is nothing left to bite into.
So any advice? I looked around and I did find somebody who had a plug but a bowl is not to be found. Would it be worth putting it all back together and seeing if it happened to work with it as is or maybe very carefully drill it out, find another motor option or just get better at sailing where I don't need that damn motor anyway??
Naturally the plan is to head out next weekend for the family camping / sailing trip so I need to find a solution fairly soon