"Hello. I am am new to this si
"Hello. I am am new to this site, and new to owning an old outboard motor. When i was a young man i had an old 5 horse Johnson ca. 1970, but it always ran great and never gave me the slightest problem.
Wish i could say that about my newly acquired Gale 5 hp. It has a very slow fuel leak when running (a drop every few minutes) but if you turn the motor off, and dont shut the gas valve, it pours fuel everywhere.
I also have reason to believe it is only firing on one cylinder.
I am curious if this is a "johnnyrude" motor or not. I am pretty sure i can make a new gasket for the carb and teflon the connections for the fuel line to stop the leaks, but i am worried about the fire.
I understand that i should check out the condensors, and possibly replace them, as well as the points, plugs, and wires. I just don't want to spend alot of money on this motor if it isn't going to be worth it.
The lower end works fine, so i am fairly confident i can make it run but i have no outboard motor experience.
This is what i know about the motor for sure...
it is a Gale Buccaneer model 5D10B
the serial is 439695
it is a single speed, no reverse.
any info would be greatly appreciated. If anyone needs more info about the motor, feel free to ask.
thanks again, and i look forward to hanging out here and learning about this little gem!!!"
"Hello. I am am new to this site, and new to owning an old outboard motor. When i was a young man i had an old 5 horse Johnson ca. 1970, but it always ran great and never gave me the slightest problem.
Wish i could say that about my newly acquired Gale 5 hp. It has a very slow fuel leak when running (a drop every few minutes) but if you turn the motor off, and dont shut the gas valve, it pours fuel everywhere.
I also have reason to believe it is only firing on one cylinder.
I am curious if this is a "johnnyrude" motor or not. I am pretty sure i can make a new gasket for the carb and teflon the connections for the fuel line to stop the leaks, but i am worried about the fire.
I understand that i should check out the condensors, and possibly replace them, as well as the points, plugs, and wires. I just don't want to spend alot of money on this motor if it isn't going to be worth it.
The lower end works fine, so i am fairly confident i can make it run but i have no outboard motor experience.
This is what i know about the motor for sure...
it is a Gale Buccaneer model 5D10B
the serial is 439695
it is a single speed, no reverse.
any info would be greatly appreciated. If anyone needs more info about the motor, feel free to ask.
thanks again, and i look forward to hanging out here and learning about this little gem!!!"