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Paul Esposito
New member
Username: paepaesano
Post Number: 1
Registered: 09-2006
| | Posted on Wednesday, September 06, 2006 - 06:16 pm: | 
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Model 298-586190, 3 HP Gamefisher year not known. Got dunked and now no spark; assumed transistor bad. Went to Sears Parts and this model shows up with discontinued points. No Transistor, transistor marked TT1-??? ??? looks like E3L. Where can I get Transistor? Sears shows coil, but I don't think dunking would harm coil. What do you think? |
Jim Hawkins
Member
Username: jim_hawkins
Post Number: 9
Registered: 09-2006
| | Posted on Saturday, September 16, 2006 - 07:19 pm: |
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I haven't looked in a while,(2 weeks) but there was a guy had those electronics for sale on ebay.
I think he had one complete, bolt on stater system for sale for $100. I may have one myself, but would have to have yours in hand to tell. anyway, Hope this helps..Those things are like finding a needle in a hay stack...Thanks...JIM |
Paul Esposito
New member
Username: paepaesano
Post Number: 2
Registered: 09-2006
| | Posted on Saturday, September 30, 2006 - 09:20 am: |
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I did a search (google) for Sears Gamefisher. One of the sites I hit showed 3 different manufacturers of the 3 Hp gamefisher engine. The first three digits of the model number identified mine as a Tanaka Engine even though the tag of the engine says Sears-Simpson. I went to the Tanka web site and found a local distributor who was able to get me the parts in a week. Tanaka has the "TT1 Transitor" which they call an ignitor. |
mlanier
Visitor
| | Posted on Tuesday, May 06, 2008 - 09:15 am: |
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i have an older sears 7 hp gamefisher that will run but it quit firing i think the coil went out and i took it off it has no points so if any one could let me know where to find any part i would greatly apppreciate it |
Graham Lamb
Senior Member
Username: galamb
Post Number: 3135
Registered: 05-2007
| | Posted on Tuesday, May 06, 2008 - 09:28 am: |
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You need to post the model number - Sears motors were built by 4 or 5 mfs over the years - if it doesn't have points it is possibly a Chrysler or Force model, but need your number to direct you to a source for parts.. |
mattmoulding
Visitor
| | Posted on Tuesday, June 03, 2008 - 07:35 pm: |
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hey paul,
If you end up not doing anything with that motor i would love to get my hands on it at a reasonable price. I have a good motor but need the entire driveshaft and gearbox. ahskip1@aol.com |
scott puffer
Member
Username: brim_buster
Post Number: 62
Registered: 01-2008
| | Posted on Wednesday, June 04, 2008 - 06:14 am: |
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probally solid state ignition system |
Paul Esposito
New member
Username: paepaesano
Post Number: 3
Registered: 09-2006
| | Posted on Saturday, June 07, 2008 - 10:11 pm: |
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Sorry, the motor runs fine, I am still using it |
larry dale moore
Visitor
| | Posted on Friday, June 20, 2008 - 12:16 am: |
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i have a3.0 hp gamefisher mod 298.5866190 ser no f072069/ does it require an oil mixture in gas tank and what ratio. i have no idea what year it is either. can you help? thank you. my email is mattm@bellsouth.net |
Graham Lamb
Senior Member
Username: galamb
Post Number: 3426
Registered: 05-2007
| | Posted on Friday, June 20, 2008 - 09:37 am: |
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Larry, your particular model was built by Tanaka. Sorry I have no further information other than that.
Tanaka was a Japanese built motor and they did sell under their own brand name as well between 1977 and 2001.
You might try a websearch for Tanaka and see what info you can dig up... |
scott puffer
Member
Username: brim_buster
Post Number: 79
Registered: 01-2008
| | Posted on Friday, June 20, 2008 - 09:53 pm: |
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http://www.tanaka-usa.com/index.php?section=129
goto this site for info on your tanaka motor larry |
Paul Farnsworth
Advanced Member
Username: farnsp
Post Number: 151
Registered: 06-2007
| | Posted on Friday, June 20, 2008 - 09:53 pm: |
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Larry,
I have a 298-586193, basicly the same thing. The label on top of mine says the mix is 50:1, as this is a new motor to me, I've yet to mix it this thin. I've been using a 40:1 mix til I have run it at least a couple of times. I trolled with it today for 3 hours and it did'nt miss a beat. I wish I had more info for you, but like I said it's new to me. |
Aaron Pontius
New member
Username: boatingtime
Post Number: 1
Registered: 07-2009
| | Posted on Thursday, July 02, 2009 - 02:50 pm: |
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I have a 3 horse gamefisher 298-586190 and the carburator is going bad. I thought it was bad gas but I made sure the gas was clean and that the fuel to oil ratio was accurate. I also cleaned my carburator, replaced the fuel filter, and checked all of the line to see if there wa a bloackage and the motor still cuts out after running for a while. I'm wondering if I can put a larger carburator on my motor to increase it's horsepower since I'll be replacing it anyways. |
Graham Lamb
Senior Member
Username: galamb
Post Number: 5530
Registered: 05-2007
| | Posted on Friday, July 03, 2009 - 10:19 am: |
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Aaron, sometimes a motor can be easily altered with a few parts, other times it's quite impossible.
You always have the option of building a "Franken-Outboard". No real mechanics or science to it, simply "see what works".
Your motor was built by Tanaka. They never produced anything bigger than a 3 horse for Sears. Your power can be nicely converted "down" to a 1.5 horse, but there were no "factory" parts to make it any more powerful.
On top of that, Tanaka went out of business and parts are mighty scarce in the first place.
If I'm remembering correctly, Green Machine (also out of business) was also either associated with Tanaka or built by them, also had parts to fit these motors (at least the powerhead part), so a search for their parts may be useful as well.
Personally, I wouldn't spend much money on this motor to get her running again - small used motors are cheap with many still having great parts availability - this just isn't one of them... |
joshua graham
New member
Username: jgsicily
Post Number: 1
Registered: 07-2009
| | Posted on Friday, July 24, 2009 - 12:33 pm: |
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i have a 3.0 gamefisher and it ran fine one day the next day it wont start its not getting any spark and the spark plug is fine i checked it in another motor...so whats the problem |
