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A beutiful thing.....in many ways👍

Ive been thinking about just that...

Got everything primed and ready for paint...i have a sprayer to paint it with but i have to decide what paint i wanna use. I have a couple thoughts but cant decide...

Yes?

Anyone know what # screw is that holds the reeds and stops to the plate?

Ok, thanks...

👍 old....er tradesman lol!😉

Prime with zinc chromate?

Ok put the crankcase back on the powerhead/cylinder and used permatex #29132 and got everything torqued again so now i just have to get everything cleaned before priming (using acetone).. Now inside the powerhead everything has glyptal applied to it...the crankcase has something but not sure...

Did some reading and i will be sealing it with the 518 wich its intended use is for...271 is a permanent thread locker.. Both are anaerobic, id think either one would have worked but the 271 did not...also my service manual says to apply sealant to both flanges where i only applied the 271 to...

Well....update. Tore it back apart and the crankcase came apart waaaay too easy...i torqued to spec so idk why it was so easy but im glad it was...now im thinking the 271 is not good for a sealant between the halves and not sure what im going to use...leaning torwards whatever OMC used....anywho...

Well....update. Tore it back apart and the crankcase came apart waaaay too easy...i torqued to spec so idk why it was so easy but im glad it was...now im thinking the 271 is not good for a sealant between the halves and not sure what im going to use...leaning torwards whatever OMC used....anywho...

Are you meaning cowling decals???

Ny.marine i beleive

Oops i was using 0434769 and not 0434679....

Tried that and almost 110% sure they are not 70's

Anyone know what year these are off of?

X2👍 that would be a sin in my book also...

Yeah im going to this weeken, if i dont it will drive me crazy thinking about it.. One good thing is i e already had it torn apart and got everything back together and it started, ran and nothing leaked haha.. Sucks though because i was going to get the primer, paint and decals on it this...

Yeah....says you have to heat it to 500 F to brake the seal...a member on here suggested using the 518 loctite and have confidence he wouldnt suggest it if he wasnt confident it would do the job, and i researched a little and everything i read brought me to the same conclusion, that it would...