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Diane Spikes
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Username: dspikes
Post Number: 1
Registered: 01-2007
| | Posted on Friday, January 05, 2007 - 03:26 pm: | 
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I will soon be getting a 1972 Eska (Sears)3.5HP air-cooled outboard. What, exactly, does "air-cooled" mean? Does it have an impeller? Can it be run without the lower unit having to be submerged in water? Is it a 2-stroke, or 4-stroke? Thanks. |
stan gaddy
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Username: stangaddy
Post Number: 1
Registered: 08-2006
| | Posted on Thursday, February 01, 2007 - 08:50 pm: |
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Cut it up into 3 pieces and use it as an anchor! |
Diane Spikes
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Username: dspikes
Post Number: 2
Registered: 01-2007
| | Posted on Friday, February 02, 2007 - 06:07 am: |
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Stan,
Well, I've received the outboard, and you may be right. I've changed the points & condenser, set the timing, and have replaced almost every single part of the carburetor that I can find. (There is no longer a replacement carb. available) Still won't start. Comes very close, but still won't run. |
stan gaddy
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Username: stangaddy
Post Number: 2
Registered: 08-2006
| | Posted on Friday, February 02, 2007 - 06:59 pm: |
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Sorry if I was a little agressive, but about 35 years ago I received many blisters on my hands and lost a lot of religon over that same motor. i hope you prove me wrong. Good luck |
Diane Spikes
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Username: dspikes
Post Number: 3
Registered: 01-2007
| | Posted on Saturday, February 03, 2007 - 07:19 am: |
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You were just being honest. I'll keep you posted!
I'll work on it a little bit more as soon as I have time.
......just in case........is there any particular place that I should cut it to get the best use of it as an anchor? |
Brian Myers
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| | Posted on Monday, March 12, 2007 - 08:53 pm: |
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Hi, you may way to check the piston rings. I bought a 1982 3.5hp sea king at a sale, basicly the same as the eska. I was having the same issues as you are and it turns out from sitting for a while the piston rings gunked up and she wasn't getting much compression. I cleaned the piston rings and grooves out good, put it back together and it fires up now. hope this helps you out |
Christohper Reid
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| | Posted on Thursday, April 26, 2007 - 05:03 pm: |
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I have the same exact model Eska, I replaced the piston rings, new gaskets and a magneto. It hadn't run in 3 years and caused much stress in my life. After the gaskets, rings, and magneto the Eska runs like a charm. Check out Certified Parts Corp. The power head is a av-520 the model number should be 1703d |
jasontice
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| | Posted on Tuesday, May 01, 2007 - 03:14 pm: |
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if you have not already try replacing the fuel lines |
jeffrey bacon
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| | Posted on Monday, May 21, 2007 - 12:38 am: |
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I just bought a 3.5 eska nead to find a impeller for it. not sure of the year model number is 14183B anyone point me in the right direction for a replacement impeller looks like late70s to mid 80s anyone know |
jeffrey bacon
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| | Posted on Monday, May 21, 2007 - 11:20 pm: |
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the eska 3.5 1982 model number 14183B has a rubber impeller thats bad, everything i read it is suppost to be air cooled? any info on that,also do you know a place I could see and buy one on line. |
jessy james
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| | Posted on Saturday, March 22, 2008 - 06:13 pm: |
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check out sanfordsgoodies.com |
scott puffer
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Username: brim_buster
Post Number: 22
Registered: 01-2008
| | Posted on Sunday, March 23, 2008 - 08:37 am: |
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jeffrey the engine is air cooled but the impellor keeps the lower end cool and its a simple set up, its a lawn mower engine made by tecumseh for your air cooled engine. |
