Trojan Boat Forum

Hi all, I am refinishing my teak using Cetrol light and going over it with the Cetrol clear. So far it's looking great and really happy with the results. I had a piece of the Formica wood used on the walls from a door that covers the place where the stove went. I covered half of it with the Cetrol ...

Just got back from my test run. The engine was 100% better. Still not reaching 4000 rpm BUT it ran so smooth better it ever has. Now to get it where I need 4000 rpm Ill play with the prop.

davidsmith wrote:Most all distributors have movement in the rotor but it is not the rotor slipping it is the shaft moving back and forth on the cam drive gear. Perfectly normal I think.

It`s the rotor button moving back n forth on the shaft. It spouse too fit snug on the shaft.

Found something interesting today. The rotor button I replaced right after I brought the boat home before I even put it in the water. Has some slip to it. It slips 1/4 of inch before it grabs on the distributor. So I pulled the old one out noticed a big difference in it. So I went down Ordered a ne...

They sure keep the night crawlers out.

I had some side window screens made. http://lh4.ggpht.com/_nqdXSVgdHCY/S_xPtj-FlmI/AAAAAAAAAok/ZYkoOa5Z5Xw/s640/000_0107.JPG http://lh4.ggpht.com/_nqdXSVgdHCY/S_xPuoRFDPI/AAAAAAAAAoo/PLC08r55PF0/s640/000_0108.JPG http://lh4.ggpht.com/_nqdXSVgdHCY/S_xPvY7OSQI/AAAAAAAAAos/sDxHET1ISsQ/s640/000_0109.JPG

g36 wrote:

I noticed my tank was leaking I found the house coming out the tank to the pump was split. So I replaced the line and all is well.

wow!!! no wonder it split if it had a house coming out of it. now thats alot of poop

OK I fixed the typo....

If it's not a leak by one of the fittings, then it should be replaced (poly-plastic I assume??). Option 1 is do it yourself. Option 2, which is what I prefer: A. Get big bag of money, B. Have nearest marina replace yucky holding tank and replumb any hoses, fittings etc, where needed. C. Give big ba...

Take a photo of it so we can see what your referring too.

Started a project that is a nightmare!!! I was repairing my onian 6.5 gen set and found there was a fuel restricktion. I decide to check pick-up in gas tank and the brass reducing fitting broke off at the top leaving the threads still connected to tank. tried to back it out and could not. The tanks...

Found something interesting today. The rotor button I replaced right after I brought the boat home before I even put it in the water. Has some slip to it. It slips 1/4 of inch before it grabs on the distributor. So I pulled the old one out noticed a big difference in it. So I went down Ordered a new...

Well it looks like I was able to clean & lube this OEM distributor, advance weights & spring are loose again ( disassembled, cleaned & lubed ) throw and return seems to work well manually, going to set it back in. Does anyone know what the initial timing from TDC is supposed to be set a...

Ran across this video for stuck centrifical advance, like previously posted need some massaging & lube.

Thanks for the video now I understand what it has to do. ITs not im on way down to boat now to work on that.

or the rotor is wrong ? or both ? make sure you get marine stuff . some auto stuff looks close but many times can make a big differences you will need the brand name off the dist , Merc used 3 different brands incl their own . Rotor make look funny thats because it came with that Ignitor I bought.

You have to understand I never thought this could a problem. I replaced the wires plugs and everything inside the distributor right after I got the boat home. Even before I put her in the water. Well after reading AbsterMcgee last post I went and check. This is what I found. I believe the cap is the...