The thing, Update #1

"Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer" (smallbear94) 04/29/2016 at 10:49 • Filed to: Elgin Outboard, The Thing

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Well, this week I posted this:

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Well, here it is as I got it.

The tiller is rusty, but that’s honestly the worst part. It’s not seized, everything is solid, it appears to have all the parts and it looks like I got the model with the early water pump (which is the reliable one). So far, so good.

This is as far as I’ve got at this point. Tank and fuel lines removed and drained. Yes, that stuff in the water bottle is the old gas. This is where I’m going to direct my attention for the time being—cleaning the crap out of the tank, carb and fuel lines. Anyone know the best way to get rid of old gummed up gas/oil mix?

bob and john > Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer 04/29/2016 at 10:53

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trick I learned from road kill.

fire it up, rev it up, cover the intake. created vacuum will draw out all of the old gunk and what not

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > bob and john 04/29/2016 at 10:59

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The thing is, cleaning the fuel system happens to be one of the conditions to getting it running. After sitting in there for who knows how long the carb definitely needs a bath in carb cleaner. That would probably work for the lines, too, but the last thing I want to do after that is suck more crap out of the tank.

Stapleface > Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer 04/29/2016 at 11:03

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Geez, how old is that gas in there?! If the engine is that old, this would have taken leaded gas, no? I'd love to have a little project to tinker on. I ALMOST had a riding lawnmower to tinker on this week as a down the street neighbor left it for the trash. I literally couldn't move the damn thing though, or else it would have been in my garage right now.

MonkeePuzzle > Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer 04/29/2016 at 11:10

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distressed green bulbous shape, I swear I’ve seen this before...

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > Stapleface 04/29/2016 at 11:11

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No idea.

It probably was designed for leaded. Don’t know (first hand) how it’ll react to unleaded+2 stroke oil, but apparently it’ll work.

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > MonkeePuzzle 04/29/2016 at 11:12

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But never before with a rusty boner.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > Stapleface 04/29/2016 at 11:18

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ouch that sucks, had to’ve been something wrong with it’s trans. I pop mine in neutral and push it all over the place when needed. It also has a handy push bar on the front of it, makes a great handle to lift it with haha.

CalzoneGolem > Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer 04/29/2016 at 11:20

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I’d disassemble the carb as much as possible and just hose it down with carb cleaner.

CalzoneGolem > Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer 04/29/2016 at 11:21

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You don’t know my life.

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > CalzoneGolem 04/29/2016 at 11:42

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That’s the plan for the carb. The lines, I was going to blow out with an air hose and then soak them in carb cleaner as well. The tank though?

Stapleface > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner 04/29/2016 at 11:43

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http://wemakeitsafer.com/Craftsman-Lawn…

Yeah, that was my guess. It wasn't a great thing, but it could have been nice to have something to tinker with. I do know that it was recalled, but that's pretty much all the info I could find out about it.

TheRealBicycleBuck > Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer 04/29/2016 at 11:46

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Obligatory.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > Stapleface 04/29/2016 at 11:47

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Man I’m glad I didn’t get one of those, it’s actually what I was looking for because it would’ve been fine for my yard. I ended up with a Craftsman lawn tractor with a 42" cut.

Stapleface > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner 04/29/2016 at 11:49

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My stepdad has one very similar to yours. He's had good success with it, and he runs over all kinds of sticks and shit with it. Yeah, he has to replace the blade every couple of years, but that's kind of to be expected when you abuse it.

MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s > Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer 04/29/2016 at 11:50

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I wouldn’t soak the fuel lines in carb cleaner. Carb cleaner is not nice to rubber bits, you can spray it down but don’t let carb cleaner sit in the lines

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > Stapleface 04/29/2016 at 12:00

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Haha, I’ve got an extra set of blades so I can rotate out if needed for sharpening/etc.

I bought it off craigslist with accessories for 500 bucks. Found out that it actually had a completely split axle

BAD:

GOOD:

completely taken apart mower:

It’s all better now though. Fired it up for the first time this year last weekend and it worked like a charm.

CalzoneGolem > Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer 04/29/2016 at 12:29

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Any rubber bits should just be replaced. All metal bits can be bathed in carb cleaner.

Manwich - now Keto-Friendly > Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer 04/29/2016 at 12:37

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I think you’ll need to do more than that if you want to turn that trailer into a boat...

:-)

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s 04/29/2016 at 12:37

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The lines here are actually copper. If they were rubber I’d just replace them.

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > CalzoneGolem 04/29/2016 at 12:38

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No rubber bits. Lines are copper.

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > Manwich - now Keto-Friendly 04/29/2016 at 12:40

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Damn, now you’ve filled me with a great desire to prove you wrong.

CalzoneGolem > Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer 04/29/2016 at 12:42

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Stapleface > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner 04/29/2016 at 12:42

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Holy hell. How do you split an axle on a lawn tractor? Was this formerly owned by Vin Diesel or something?

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > Stapleface 04/29/2016 at 12:50

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hahaha, I hear it’s actually a common problem on these.

Mine is also from the 90's so it’s been in use a while. The original axle has one welded seam and the replacement has 2

I was able to get the full replacement/ready to go axle off amazon for like 60 something bucks.

Manwich - now Keto-Friendly > Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer 04/29/2016 at 12:50

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Pfft... there’s no way you’ll get it to float, let alone move with that motor.

IT’S IMPOSSIBLE. CANNOT BE DONE. I AM NEVER WRONG!

/shotsfired

;-)

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > CalzoneGolem 04/29/2016 at 12:54

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?

CalzoneGolem > Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer 04/29/2016 at 13:15

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Soak it. Soak it all.

gmporschenut also a fan of hondas > Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer 04/30/2016 at 00:20

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Cool find

For the tank do you know of anyone/shop with a parts cleaner. Most radiator repair shops have large heated cleaners to steam clean the gunk out. Did that for the 914 that had varnish at the bottom.

As for the gas, most dumps have a fuel/oil disposal.

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > gmporschenut also a fan of hondas 04/30/2016 at 09:33

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Unfortunately I don’t... But that doesn’t mean I couldn’t look one up somewhere.

I’ll look into that one, thanks.