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Homemade 5.5 HP 4 cycle outboard From leftovers.
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<blockquote data-quote="swampratt" data-source="post: 2775408" data-attributes="member: 15054"><p>The time came for me to use up some stuff I had laying around.</p><p>Outboard from the 50's lawnmower from 2009</p><p>I removed the power unit from the lower unit and there was a splined shaft sticking up.</p><p></p><p>I pulled it out and I cut this shaft shorter and made the round shaft into a 3/8" square for the upper 2" of it ..I slipped a 3/8" drive 9/16" deep socket onto the shaft and then in the lawnmower output shaft installed a bolt with jam nut also 9/16".</p><p></p><p>Easy enough ,,Now i need to mount the engine to lower unit.</p><p>I used a chevy crankshaft pulley..</p><p>For linkage i used some 6011 welding rod that I removed the flux from it with a Hammer and sandpaper.</p><p></p><p>Built a steering arm from chain-link fence rod.</p><p>Runs great.. The engine was free a few years ago as was the lawnmower.</p><p></p><p>I had to buy some nuts and bolts and some all thread. I have less than $7 in it.</p><p>[ATTACH]49480[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>The throttle rod is the 6011 rod I cleaned the flux off of.</p><p>It passes through a nut welded to the steering arm.</p><p>This nut has a section of vacuum hose inserted into it to create tension on the throttle.</p><p>Works great, and cheap to boot.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH]49481[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>The finished project.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH]49482[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="swampratt, post: 2775408, member: 15054"] The time came for me to use up some stuff I had laying around. Outboard from the 50's lawnmower from 2009 I removed the power unit from the lower unit and there was a splined shaft sticking up. I pulled it out and I cut this shaft shorter and made the round shaft into a 3/8" square for the upper 2" of it ..I slipped a 3/8" drive 9/16" deep socket onto the shaft and then in the lawnmower output shaft installed a bolt with jam nut also 9/16". Easy enough ,,Now i need to mount the engine to lower unit. I used a chevy crankshaft pulley.. For linkage i used some 6011 welding rod that I removed the flux from it with a Hammer and sandpaper. Built a steering arm from chain-link fence rod. Runs great.. The engine was free a few years ago as was the lawnmower. I had to buy some nuts and bolts and some all thread. I have less than $7 in it. [ATTACH=CONFIG]49480[/ATTACH] The throttle rod is the 6011 rod I cleaned the flux off of. It passes through a nut welded to the steering arm. This nut has a section of vacuum hose inserted into it to create tension on the throttle. Works great, and cheap to boot. [ATTACH=CONFIG]49481[/ATTACH] The finished project. [ATTACH=CONFIG]49482[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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