A little update...I pressure tested the bottom end and checked the pop off on my carb. One issue that I found was that I previously hooked up the primer wrong. I T’d off the filtered fuel going to my carb instead of the reserve line but that was a quick fix
The one thing I regret is not swapping engines and go bigger but I didn’t know any better. This is my first engine rebuild I’ve done and it was a fun one. I just wouldn’t want to do it again any time soon haha
Compression was around 180-185 while engine temp was up. I checked last season after a ride around the lake but I can’t fully remember which one had more than the other but they were close. Carb has all oem parts, never pressure tested the engine nor did I pressure test the fuel system. I...
Just pulled my heads off today as I’m prepping for the season and I noticed that my mag side piston is running a little lean compared to the pto side. There’s some minor carbon buildup and definitely not enough where I should be worried but I only have about 8 hours on a full engine rebuild so...
The clear hose is the hose running to the exhaust manifold. The head that I have on this engine also does not have an extra outlet for a cooling indicator line (which worries me). If someone could please verify if I have everything connected right that would be very helpful. Also if I can add a...
I'm about to finally start up my 92 sp with the 580 engine after doing a full rebuild and I'm so confused as to where the pisser is on this ocean pro head that I have. The only thing I can think of is taking off the temp sensor and using that threaded area for my pisser, or do I NEED to drill one?