Been quite a while since I last posted. Had some trouble getting parts quickly and as the season ran down, decided to concentrate more on fishing and less on being a mechanic. Also had some employment problems that took most of my attention for a couple of months. But now I'm back working on the engine.

Tore the whole thing down, polished all the journals and replaced any bearings showing wear. Pistons and rings are good and only one cylinder shows very slight scoring due to a stuck ring. I've removed the oil pump and warning module because the oil pump gear on the crankshaft was chewed up. Going to premix.

Finally began reassembly the other day. It's going pretty fast. In just a couple of hours, I put all the pistons and crankshaft in and got the crankcase cover back on. It looks like a engine again.

During the teardown it was obvious that a couple of the spark coils were pretty well corroded and need to be replaced along with ignition wiring. Haven't looked at the carbs but I might rebuild them too.

I'll keep you posted.