Saltare 86
05-18-2021, 10:37 PM
Hey everybody.
Have an '86 Saltare that my parents bought new. Has the 454 in it with points.
Been sitting with sporadic use in the summer for about 15 years now.
Want to redo it completely- but start with replacing a bunch of belts and hoses, rebuild carb, carb gasket needs replacing, oil sending unit, maybe the rudder port, fat water pump hose on the front of the engine is the worst, If someone could tell me where to get that I'd be very thankful.
I've had to replace the spark plugs yearly for the last 4 years or so to get it to run right. I figure they are fouling sitting over the winter because the carb gasket is leaking? What spark plug should I be using?
Is there anywhere that tells you what/where to get the correct parts for the boat by year, make and model?
Oil sending unit went bad several years ago. I replaced it with one from auto zone that makes the gauge peg on the high end. Old one got lost, so I need to know the original.
The rudder under load feels like it binds at one point in medium to hard turns. I've tried cranking the nut down, but after reading some of the posts on here I think there may be a deeper problem with packing/o rings. You can't feel the binding feeling when it's stopped or going slow.
I know I've listed a wide variety of problems. Any help is appreciated.
Located on lake Lanier in GA. If anybody knows a good mechanic that could go through it I'd love to have his info.
Thanks,
John
Have an '86 Saltare that my parents bought new. Has the 454 in it with points.
Been sitting with sporadic use in the summer for about 15 years now.
Want to redo it completely- but start with replacing a bunch of belts and hoses, rebuild carb, carb gasket needs replacing, oil sending unit, maybe the rudder port, fat water pump hose on the front of the engine is the worst, If someone could tell me where to get that I'd be very thankful.
I've had to replace the spark plugs yearly for the last 4 years or so to get it to run right. I figure they are fouling sitting over the winter because the carb gasket is leaking? What spark plug should I be using?
Is there anywhere that tells you what/where to get the correct parts for the boat by year, make and model?
Oil sending unit went bad several years ago. I replaced it with one from auto zone that makes the gauge peg on the high end. Old one got lost, so I need to know the original.
The rudder under load feels like it binds at one point in medium to hard turns. I've tried cranking the nut down, but after reading some of the posts on here I think there may be a deeper problem with packing/o rings. You can't feel the binding feeling when it's stopped or going slow.
I know I've listed a wide variety of problems. Any help is appreciated.
Located on lake Lanier in GA. If anybody knows a good mechanic that could go through it I'd love to have his info.
Thanks,
John