I do enjoy that as well. I'll always be an OMC fan at the core, but I enjoy a lot of the oddball stuff too and some variety is always good. Thanks for watching, Trevor!
Yes, it was pretty amazing to find this motor. The paint is in incredible condition. This motor must have seen VERY little use. There are a few dings in the prop and the carburetor float bowl had a lot of residual oil left from when the gasoline flashed off and left the oily residue of fuel mix behind. The thing feels, runs, and starts like it would have when brand new in 1981. Thanks for watching!
I have a Clinton 7.5 similar to that. The clutch spring was broke or would not shift into neutral . Believe it or not I found a phone number online about 6 years ago and called "BILL" an older gentleman at the original factory.....it is a museum now I think but he was still there and has parts for those motors. He was able to tell me what was wrong and a part number for it. I spoke about 20 minutes with him...very interesting history on those Tecumseh air cooled engines.
It's a healthy one. Definitely the lowest hour Eska I have had. This feels l8ke a brand new powerhead. Warm starts with a bump through compression. It will be interesting to run this one on the lake and compare it to my 7.0hp which has lots of hours on it. Thanks for watching!
I've got one of those too! Darn thing fired right up! A guy in town (AuGres) gave me 6 motors one day last fall. Only thing is, where would I find the exhaust cooling impeller? Mine isn't pumping(I don't see it anywhere coming out)
Many of these use the same impeller. You might try ebay for replacements. I would recommend removing the one you have now so you know what you are looking for. Once you have it out for a visual comparison, try looking it up on Ebay to see if you can find one that matches. It should be spitting a heavy mist out of the exhaust relief holes in the midsection while running. Make sure the pump housing is submerged in the test tank / barrel when running the motor. If the motor has a neutral clutch it has to be in gear to pump. When these motors are in neutral, the drive shaft is not turning. Thanks for watching!
Curious to know the model number of that motor. I have had several Eska built outboards over the years and that look like it would be older than 1981. Regardless. Thanks again for the video.
The serial number has the date code in it since it is a Wards Seaa King. The first two digits of the serial followed by an X and a '-' is the year reversed. This one is 18X-112xxx. Reverse the '18' for the model year '81. What I find interesting is that during the same time this motor was offered, they also offered a Chrysler built water-cooled loop-charged twin cylinder 7.5hp that would absolutely run circles around these. Thanks for watching!
@@oldjohnnyrude8404 Thank you. Maybe the brown has thrown me off :-) I have a 1980 Gamefisher (Eska). I thought it was a 1981 but just found the manual. I would have expected them to look exactly the same (except the color). Thanks again one more time for allowing me to live vicariously through you while I wait for the world to thaw up here in Canada.
@@oldjohnnyrude8404 Sorry for being a pain. I spent a bit of time watching old outboard videos after watching your videos today (so it's all your fault :-) ) I believe your motor is a Clinton built , not Eska. It seems Sea King outboards were manufactured by Eska, Chrysler, as well as Clinton in those years.
@@waynerowlinson6177 I thought the same thing about this motor until I started getting into it. As it turns out, by the time this motor was built, Eska had acquired Clinton Engines but there were still Clinton branded motors. This one is indeed built by Eska though. It is a Tecumseh powerhead, not a Clinton. It has the CED prefix on the Model Number. Clinton Sea Kings had the KTV prefix.
That depends on horsepower, condition, price, and where in Michigan. I will tell you I have quite a few already so I'm probably not you top dollar buyer unless it is in super nice condition. I'm always willing to have a look fi you'd like to send pics or post a video.
@@oldjohnnyrude8404 it’s a 5 1/2 great decent condition and I have a video of it running and at the moment it needs the coil that winds up the pull start idk how to find the part for the thing I’m just looking to give it a nice home and make a few bucks to buy another motor I’m near bay city mi
@@ChristianWilliams-zt2qt I'm too gar from Bay City to really make it worthwhile for either of us. The spring for the recoil starter is still available to buy new. I could find it and post a link for you if you're interested in getting it back up and running yourself. I already have a nice Jubilee Fisherman so I'm not terribly interested in it myself. I do appreciate your offer, though. Thanks again.
Hello - love your vids! Really off topic question: I have a 1957 15020 18 hp evinrude fastwin that needs the upper crank seal replaced, do you have a source for pullers or tools for that job, or did you have to coble something yourself? Thanks
Thank you. Glad to hear you enjoy the content. The source for the seal puller for that upper crankshaft seal is richardsoutboardtools.com/ Selas are available from pretty much any place that sells parts for J/E outboards. I get a lot of parts from Marineengine.com. Thanks for watching!
Love the odd ball stuff... keep it coming. I enjoy working on stuff most outboard collectors give/through away!
I do enjoy that as well. I'll always be an OMC fan at the core, but I enjoy a lot of the oddball stuff too and some variety is always good. Thanks for watching, Trevor!
I am all for that too! Elgins, Martin's, SeaKing etc!
@@ALVintageOutboards I have a few more of the more unusual motors to run this season. Thanks for watching!
It's always amazing to me to find something old that is still in such great shape. That paint is immaculate. Great find sir
Yes, it was pretty amazing to find this motor. The paint is in incredible condition. This motor must have seen VERY little use. There are a few dings in the prop and the carburetor float bowl had a lot of residual oil left from when the gasoline flashed off and left the oily residue of fuel mix behind. The thing feels, runs, and starts like it would have when brand new in 1981. Thanks for watching!
Sounds like a brand new motor, very nice man
It practically is. 42 years old, but hardly used at all. Thanks for watching!
I have a Clinton 7.5 similar to that. The clutch spring was broke or would not shift into neutral . Believe it or not I found a phone number online about 6 years ago and called "BILL" an older gentleman at the original factory.....it is a museum now I think but he was still there and has parts for those motors. He was able to tell me what was wrong and a part number for it. I spoke about 20 minutes with him...very interesting history on those Tecumseh air cooled engines.
That would have been a fun conversation. The Clintons are pretty good motors as far as air cooled outboards go. Thanks for watching!
Sounds really good
It's a healthy one. Definitely the lowest hour Eska I have had. This feels l8ke a brand new powerhead. Warm starts with a bump through compression. It will be interesting to run this one on the lake and compare it to my 7.0hp which has lots of hours on it. Thanks for watching!
I've got one of those too! Darn thing fired right up! A guy in town (AuGres) gave me 6 motors one day last fall. Only thing is, where would I find the exhaust cooling impeller? Mine isn't pumping(I don't see it anywhere coming out)
Many of these use the same impeller. You might try ebay for replacements. I would recommend removing the one you have now so you know what you are looking for. Once you have it out for a visual comparison, try looking it up on Ebay to see if you can find one that matches. It should be spitting a heavy mist out of the exhaust relief holes in the midsection while running. Make sure the pump housing is submerged in the test tank / barrel when running the motor. If the motor has a neutral clutch it has to be in gear to pump. When these motors are in neutral, the drive shaft is not turning. Thanks for watching!
I just got an old Johnson 5 1/2 sea king, 1955 Ish… keep slipping into neutral ? Any advice
See your other comment. I answered there. Thanks for watching!
Thank you very much appreciate it.
Curious to know the model number of that motor. I have had several Eska built outboards over the years and that look like it would be older than 1981.
Regardless. Thanks again for the video.
The serial number has the date code in it since it is a Wards Seaa King. The first two digits of the serial followed by an X and a '-' is the year reversed. This one is 18X-112xxx. Reverse the '18' for the model year '81. What I find interesting is that during the same time this motor was offered, they also offered a Chrysler built water-cooled loop-charged twin cylinder 7.5hp that would absolutely run circles around these. Thanks for watching!
@@oldjohnnyrude8404 Thank you. Maybe the brown has thrown me off :-) I have a 1980 Gamefisher (Eska). I thought it was a 1981 but just found the manual. I would have expected them to look exactly the same (except the color).
Thanks again one more time for allowing me to live vicariously through you while I wait for the world to thaw up here in Canada.
@@oldjohnnyrude8404 Sorry for being a pain. I spent a bit of time watching old outboard videos after watching your videos today (so it's all your fault :-) ) I believe your motor is a Clinton built , not Eska. It seems Sea King outboards were manufactured by Eska, Chrysler, as well as Clinton in those years.
@@waynerowlinson6177 I thought the same thing about this motor until I started getting into it. As it turns out, by the time this motor was built, Eska had acquired Clinton Engines but there were still Clinton branded motors. This one is indeed built by Eska though. It is a Tecumseh powerhead, not a Clinton. It has the CED prefix on the Model Number. Clinton Sea Kings had the KTV prefix.
I have a golden jubilee would u be interested in it ? I’m located in Michigan
1959
That depends on horsepower, condition, price, and where in Michigan. I will tell you I have quite a few already so I'm probably not you top dollar buyer unless it is in super nice condition. I'm always willing to have a look fi you'd like to send pics or post a video.
@@oldjohnnyrude8404 it’s a 5 1/2 great decent condition and I have a video of it running and at the moment it needs the coil that winds up the pull start idk how to find the part for the thing I’m just looking to give it a nice home and make a few bucks to buy another motor I’m near bay city mi
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@@ChristianWilliams-zt2qt I'm too gar from Bay City to really make it worthwhile for either of us. The spring for the recoil starter is still available to buy new. I could find it and post a link for you if you're interested in getting it back up and running yourself. I already have a nice Jubilee Fisherman so I'm not terribly interested in it myself. I do appreciate your offer, though. Thanks again.
Hello - love your vids! Really off topic question: I have a 1957 15020 18 hp evinrude fastwin that needs the upper crank seal replaced, do you have a source for pullers or tools for that job, or did you have to coble something yourself? Thanks
Thank you. Glad to hear you enjoy the content. The source for the seal puller for that upper crankshaft seal is richardsoutboardtools.com/
Selas are available from pretty much any place that sells parts for J/E outboards. I get a lot of parts from Marineengine.com. Thanks for watching!
@@oldjohnnyrude8404 Thanks for the info, appreciate it!
@@TylerRickerson You're welcome!