I hang it on the back every so often just to exercise it and run some gas through it, it really surprised me how well it moves my boat.Īround here, all small motors bring good money, I sold a 1965 9.5hp last August for $900, a 1981 9.9hp Johnson for $1400, and a 1980's model 8hp Evinrude for $950. Mine has the tank on top, which is perfect for my purposes. I actually made a wooden tray that it slides up into dead center beneath the bow, its out of the way and there if I need it. The ability to stow a light, but fairly strong spare motor under the deck is priceless. Knowing what I know now about those I'd probably have paid more for it. I am in Missouri but DO NOT have a title for it.
I found mine as a flea market, the guy had it marked $400, I got it for $150 at the end of the day. It is a 1972 I believe, 7.5HP Ted Williams (Sears made by Eska) motor. It starts easy, runs great, and is super light. I carry it under the bow on my 16' boat and use it as a back up motor in case the main engine dies. I repaired the ignition module under the flywheel and its been a great motor. I picked up a 7.5hp air cooled Gamefisher last summer for $150 and thought I got a deal, it looked like new, had great compression but no spark. The guy I bought mine from had it mounted on a bracket up front on his boat, since it could just spin around in any direction it was great for shallow water and creeks. My old Eska 7.5hp used to start real easy, one or two pulls and it was ready to go. (The one I had seemed too short for my Lund with a 15' transom). Make sure the anti-cav plate is submerged or it will overheat. I replaced it with a little Merc 100 and wished I had kept the Eska, the added weight was too much for that little boat. The 7.5 is a quick little motor at only 40 lbs. I ran one for a few years on a 12' jon boat. When the Eska motors are 100%, and kept out of saltwater they're not bad at all on a smaller boat. Those are probably less than half the weight of a comparable Evinrude. Those Eska built motors are hit or miss when it comes to resale, it takes a guy that really prefers an air cooled motor or someone that needs a super light motor. 4.5 hp Sears Ted Williams Eska - Model 217.Twocycle, I need to shop in your area I guess, I just sold a 1984 9.9hp Evinrude with a fresh repaint on it for $1500 cash, it wasn't listed for an hour when the first person to show up bought it.Gets me out to the mooring a lot quicker, although the row is long - it can be enjoyable too in some conditions. She is running pretty nice for an old single stroke(33 lb) motor, sometimes starting on the first few pulls. The lower cover I currently do not have on, mainy due to how hard it is to spray gas/oil mix in a pinch into the carburetor with it on.
I rebuilt the carburetor with parts (Carb Kit DI-52030) from I replaced the black gas line with a clear line and have an inline fuel filter which I highly recommend.
9 HP TED WILLIAMS OUTBOARD MOTOR PROPS 1972 MANUAL
Anyone else working on one of these?Īfter reading through a manual snagged off of Ebay, I found that the recommended gas to oil mixture is 24:1, replaced the spark plug(manual calls for Champion J13Y, I used substitute Champion RJ14YC), recut the high tension lead wire and rebooted the spark plug cover. With some starter fluid, was able to start the engine for a few seconds until it burned up(note: better to spray gas/oil mix from old spray bottle, as starter fluid doesn't have required oil lubrication) - Next steps will be cleaning/rebuilding the carb, and possibly cleaning some carbon off the cylinder head and replacing the head gasket if I can find the part. First steps - drain old gas, clean or replace fuel lines, make sure spark plug is working correctly, and check compression. It is a two-stroke, and a great introduction to working on outboard motors for me. Started working on an old outboard I aquired with the dinghy, its a 1972 Sears Ted Williams (217.59462 made by Eska) 4.5 HP outboard.