Recent content by Bobstaff

97 Challenger with 787's. One engine wouldn't budge after sitting for the winter. Locked up. I pulled the NEW (last year) starter off and its rusted and stuck. I put a camera into the starter hole and see lots of moisture on the flywheel....I turn it about 1/2 way and it's even worse. As far as...

I read your carb rebuild thread...Nice! Makes me think I can actually do it. I'll be ordering the parts soon. I certainly did NOT want to buy a project boat but here we go......

So back to the smoke issue.... I rebuilt the top end. I noticed that there was a fair amount of oil in the bottom of the engine. Enough that the bottom of the piston rod came back up wet when I turned it...see picture in a previous post. I assumed there has to be some oil there to keep the...

We needed cupholders...so I made some!

Also..... spark plug wires. When I follow them back to the coils they seem opposite to each other. How do I know which side of the coil goes to which spark plug. That doesn't seem to be covered in the manual either.

I have two 97 shop manuals for the 787 and I don't see this contraption anywhere. Fuel pump?? Anyone have any info on it....like adjustments?

Well that was almost a waste of 2 days. I got it all back together.... compression is equal between the cylinders but a bit lower....between 135-140 psi. Still smokes like crazy but it runs on the starboard side. Can't get the port side to idle at all. Plan: tackle the port side carbs and get it...

I made my own ring compressor with my new 3D printer...worked like a dream!

How much oil should there be in the bottom of the crankcase?? Again,I'm a newbie to two stroke engines, if this was a four stroke that wouldn't bother me at all.

Rebuild kit on order....and the manual looks like it actually does cover off replacing the pistons so I'll give it a shot. What do I use to get the wrist pin out of the piston without a puller??

Oh its right...I was hoping to make it last the year. Once I find a decent video showing a top end rebuild, I might just tackle it. I'm going to double check it...again.

I got the starboard side engine started but I think there's a problem. Video attached. It is idling at about 3000rpm with no throttle. The smoke is pretty obvious. The metal "tinking" sound seems to go away when I pull the trailer strap, so I'm pretty sure it's a trailer issue. Also...

Any idea what this is?? Found it in the bottom of the bilge, right near the drain. It even says Bombardier on it.

I just bought a 12v one at the electronic store. Looks almost identical to the old one.

Any common cause of no beeping when lanyard plugged in? I have replaced the buzzer and still nothing. I put a volt meter on the buzzer wires and it jumps up to about 4v briefly.