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In use, you remove the upper and lower screws, insert the pump tube into the lower threaded hole, pump oil in until it exits out the top hole. This is the full level. Now a trick, screw the upper screw in and tighten it before you remove the lower pump unit. This helps create a slight vacuum so you have a few seconds to get the pump unscrewed from the lower threads and get the plug screw back in creating a lesser oily mess. Clean up any spilled oil and you are ready to go.
Reinstalling Rope ; Not having a service manual, this took a bit of trial and error and there may be a better way, but here is how I did it. It is about mandatory to remove the flywheel to give clearance to remove the upper starter spool bracket #4. Removing the carburetor also helps. The screw #1 just retains the cross pin #13 that retains and activates the starter gear #2. With the spool assembly off the motor, you need to install the new rope into the spool pulley and secure that end. Next slide the spring unit inside the center aluminum tube #19. Slide the gear #2 over the aluminum tube being sure to locate the protruding spring out through and between the forward "posts" on the #4 bracket. here
It will be a challenge to clean this carburetor and be able to REUSE the float rubber bowl ring seal. Mercury's current part number is 27-F10068 which sells for $2.70 but not normally carried by many dealers, however if you go to a lawnmower shop, Briggs & Stratton's corresponding number is 693981 and sells for $2.60. This seal appears very slightly smaller diameter, so needs to be warmed up in the sun or in HOT WATER or soaked in gasoline, stretch it enough to allow it to stay in the groove in the carburetor's bowl base long enough to install the bowl. Then it has to be pretty tightly fitting on the outer rim otherwise it may leak. So trial and error may be the order of the day when using this seal.
There is no air breather on this carburetor.
Gear Oil ; On the starboard side of the lower unit (gearbox) you will see two large slotted flat headed screws. The upper one is a fill level indicator. The lower screw is a fill screw. These screws have a plastic washer/seal under the heads. To check/replace the oil, unscrew the top screw, if any gear oil comes out it is full, if not then replace this screw and unscrew the lower one. Be careful when removing this one and it may be best to have a container under it to catch any spilled oil.
Sears Roebucks marketed a line of small horsepower outboard motors using the Gamefisher brand. These outboards were made by Eska and Force from the late 70's through 1996. Force was the manufacturer from 1987 through 1996. Please click on Gamefisher link to view model year guide. Use the Prefix (the first 3 digits of your serial number) to find your outboard. Hard core parts for these outboards are getting more difficult to find as time goes on. Many older outboards used common Ignition and Carburetor venders for that period. Discount Marine Parts has Ignition and Carburetor repair kits for most all of these older outboards. If we don't have what your looking for, we have many sources to locate your part. Obviously some parts are just not available. We can sometimes find it used and often we have the part made if there is enough demand. Discount Marine Parts has a large inventory of parts for most brands of American made Outboards, Inboards and Sterndrives. We also have most parts and service manuals available. Thank you for stopping by and please come back![links]
Four different models of the Sears Gamefisher motor were produced over the approximately 10-year history of the brand. These models were the 1.2HP, the 1.75HP, the 3HP and the 5.5HP. Each number represents the corresponding horsepower of the motor. All of the motors were small and black and usually accompanied by distinctive orange lettering along the side. [links]
Gamefisher outboard motors are a line of boat motors sold by Sears & Roebuck for a period of approximately 10 years, between the mid-1980s and mid-1990s. Several different models were manufactured.
Most of the Sears Gamefisher outboard motors sold by Sears & Roebuck were actually manufactured by Tanaka Power Equipment, a company based in Japan. Other companies manufactured models to be sold under the Gamefisher brand as well. These companies included Eska, Mercury Marine and Johnson.
Identifying the original manufacturer of your Sears Gamefisher motor is relatively easy. According to Tanaka, the original manufacturer can be deduced by looking at the three-digit code prefix at the start of the motor's serial number. Code prefix 298 indicated a motor built by Tanaka. The 217 indicates Eska, 225 represents Mercury Marine and 488 identifies a motor built by Johnson. here
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GAMEFISHER 5 HP OUTBOARD MOTOR Sears Ted Williams Eska Model 217-586612 Two-Stroke Engine Circa 1990 - Includes Tank & Hose Well maintained and great running motor
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