You're so welcome, I'm glad your dad enjoyed the video. The engine ran great once it was installed into the boat, the one last issue was the carburetor, it needed another rebuilt and after that everything was great! I ended up selling the boat, a C&C 27 .. and am now sailing an O'Day 34.
Thank you for this video. I have an atomic 4 I'm working on dropping into a Cal 29 in the next couple months and learning everything I can about them. This was very educational - thank you!
Lighthouse Horror These engines are fun to work with. A really great source of knowledge is the parts guy at Moyer Marine. He was very helpful in my rebuilt project.
spent 7 hours yesterday trying to get an old one going, all new ignition components! No go! it FINALLY ran for about 10 minutes :( in my 20 yrs of engine work never had so many troubles! Those silly updraft leaky carbs too, man what a pain (and a bilge full of gas!)
Great video. I am about to pull my engine and clean it up, upgrade the fuel pump and replace the carb, among other things. It looks great also. Well done.
I hope all worked out with your engine. Mine was worn out with almost no oil pressure and needed a full rebuilt. I had the block redone by an older gentleman who used to fix tractor engines for over 50 years. He did a great job .. I ended up selling the boat after a while, but I'm pretty sure that the new owners won't have any major issues with it for years to come.
You don’t need an outboard bulb when you have a fuel pump that has a primer and you also painted straight over the glass bowl so you can’t see the fuel in the bowl. Plus that fuel filter and outboard primer bulb are not allowed on inboards boats only outboards.
I watched the cooling water bucket drain and was worried he's burn the thing up before ever getting it back in the boat. The A4 looks and sounds good. But why not go to electronic ignition and fuel pump during the rebuild?
I initially thought that points would be easier to troubleshoot. I ended up converting to electronic ignition and it worked beautifully. Sorry for the late reply.
It's old school, about 300lb. Any boatyard will have a little excavator or forklift that can hoist that sort of weight, no problem. And most will have a counterweighted arm to sling from the lift, so you can lower the engine clear through the companionway on this level arm, line it up on the bed logs, and set it gently in place. Some time is often spent, with this rig still in place, to precisely align the tail shaft, in case the engine needs to be shimmed a little bit to bring it into alignment. You could probably pry the engine mounts up with brute mechanical leverage to change shims, but it's very nice when it just floats like a feather from the hoist.
Haha. Good question, but the answer is "there isn't one," at least not on the stock engine. It's possible to fit an aftermarket filter. Most people just change the oil. Which is awkward too, but that's what we do.
Also - those header wraps are real bad - they induce rust, rather use a plated heat shield - :) Just a tip It shd start like this (just finished this motor today) ua-cam.com/video/_QmcjO6pNQo/v-deo.html
Me and my dad are working on our atomic 4 in our Ericson 35 mk2 and my dad really enjoyed this video thank you for making his day
You're so welcome, I'm glad your dad enjoyed the video. The engine ran great once it was installed into the boat, the one last issue was the carburetor, it needed another rebuilt and after that everything was great! I ended up selling the boat, a C&C 27 .. and am now sailing an O'Day 34.
Thank you for this video. I have an atomic 4 I'm working on dropping into a Cal 29 in the next couple months and learning everything I can about them. This was very educational - thank you!
Lighthouse Horror These engines are fun to work with. A really great source of knowledge is the parts guy at Moyer Marine. He was very helpful in my rebuilt project.
spent 7 hours yesterday trying to get an old one going, all new ignition components! No go! it FINALLY ran for about 10 minutes :( in my 20 yrs of engine work never had so many troubles! Those silly updraft leaky carbs too, man what a pain (and a bilge full of gas!)
Great video. I am about to pull my engine and clean it up, upgrade the fuel pump and replace the carb, among other things. It looks great also. Well done.
I hope all worked out with your engine. Mine was worn out with almost no oil pressure and needed a full rebuilt. I had the block redone by an older gentleman who used to fix tractor engines for over 50 years. He did a great job .. I ended up selling the boat after a while, but I'm pretty sure that the new owners won't have any major issues with it for years to come.
Its so cute! I rebuilt a couple of 1930's American Bantam engines out of small cars that were about that size.
Awesome, didn't realize that there is a mechanical fuel pump lever. Will need to use this. Thanks
Very cool. Congratulations on getting it working!
Duke Kochis Thanks!
Looks beautiful sounds awesome. Great job!
You don’t need an outboard bulb when you have a fuel pump that has a primer and you also painted straight over the glass bowl so you can’t see the fuel in the bowl. Plus that fuel filter and outboard primer bulb are not allowed on inboards boats only outboards.
Jimmy Grant you are correct, I hooked the motor to the tank in the boat with no bulb. The fuel filter is metal, not glass and was painted by factory.
I watched the cooling water bucket drain and was worried he's burn the thing up before ever getting it back in the boat. The A4 looks and sounds good. But why not go to electronic ignition and fuel pump during the rebuild?
I initially thought that points would be easier to troubleshoot. I ended up converting to electronic ignition and it worked beautifully. Sorry for the late reply.
It’s like a car ? I want change the oil and filter 😅
Where does the temperature quote go?
How's the Everstart 24/29 MS battery working out for ya? I just bought one for my Atomic 4 on my 37' yawl.
Good, it runs. Now sell it and put a diesel in your boat. You don’t want an explosion and fire.
How did you move that thing around? How much does it weigh?
It's old school, about 300lb.
Any boatyard will have a little excavator or forklift that can hoist that sort of weight, no problem.
And most will have a counterweighted arm to sling from the lift, so you can lower the engine clear through the companionway on this level arm, line it up on the bed logs, and set it gently in place.
Some time is often spent, with this rig still in place, to precisely align the tail shaft, in case the engine needs to be shimmed a little bit to bring it into alignment. You could probably pry the engine mounts up with brute mechanical leverage to change shims, but it's very nice when it just floats like a feather from the hoist.
In the cradle with wheels. All else was just muscles and chain fall rigged to the boom with some support beams.
Wait a minute... Did you say LEAD substitute? Like these engines are supposed to run on leaded gas? D:
Only if you don't have hardened valve seats
@@EpicScandinavian how would I know? My A4 is from 1963 but has the newer '70s Zenith carb with the added screw over the float housing...
Is it for sale can I buy it and give you my old core
Where is the oil filter ?
Haha.
Good question, but the answer is "there isn't one," at least not on the stock engine. It's possible to fit an aftermarket filter. Most people just change the oil. Which is awkward too, but that's what we do.
No oil filter .. you just keep changing it a lot.
Also - those header wraps are real bad - they induce rust, rather use a plated heat shield - :) Just a tip
It shd start like this (just finished this motor today)
ua-cam.com/video/_QmcjO6pNQo/v-deo.html
What happened during the two hours?!
I was messing with the ignition. The problem ended up being the correct firing order; once set to the correct sequence it worked right away.