86 Yamaha V6 - Hay Bigshrimpin

[bigshrimpin]

I found the intermediate housing . . . I didn't throw it away.

I'll bring it back with me to MA . . . I leave here on Tuesday the 20th. If you want I can ship it to you. If you drill through the bolts it'll take a while . . . sawsall takes 2 minutes. Also if you drill through the bolts good luck getting the old ones out even with heat and a punch. The stubs in the powerhead will come out with heat and vice grips just like Geekie mentioned.

[bigshrimpin]

Geekie . . . I know the shift rod won't pull straight up on the vertical reed front . . . but I've heard the horizontal front (220 special, excel, and 225) has enough clearance. Monkey can you post profile shot of your motor showing the top of the shift shaft (shift linkage) and the carb/intake . . . make sure you remove the air box for the pic. I'm very curious to know if what I've heard is correct.

[Monkey Butler]

Originally Posted by bigshrimpin

I know I have 5 long bolts . . . I might have thrown away the spacer in my moving frenzie. I'll double check . . . if I have it . . . it'll cost you $5,000,000 b/c I know you snapped your bolts . . . just kidding ;) It's the worst feeling . . . but you can fix it 2 ways . . . drill horzontally through the bolts 1/2" below the powerhead or sawsall through them. If you sawsall . . . you won't be able to reuse the 5" spacer.

Crap, and I had that $5,000,000 tucked away for a tank of gas and a gallon of Yamalube! Oh well, easy come easy go. My spacer block is probably junk anyway, one corner has a big crack at the block side and has been leaking for a while from waht I can see. The bolt at that corner is not going to come out. If I sawzall how do you get close to the block with the lower half of the cowl still on?

Originally Posted by bigshrimpin

Geekie . . . I know the shift rod won't pull straight up on the vertical reed front . . . but I've heard the horizontal front (220 special, excel, and 225) has enough clearance. Monkey can you post profile shot of your motor showing the top of the shift shaft (shift linkage) and the carb/intake . . . make sure you remove the air box for the pic. I'm very curious to know if what I've heard is correct.

I will try to get pitchurs tomorrow and post 'em up.

Originally Posted by bigshrimpin

I found the intermediate housing . . . I didn't throw it away.

Moving back and forth from CA and you didn't chuck it? You my friend are officially inducted into the Pack Rat Hall O' Fame!

Originally Posted by Geekie1

Heating the aluminum housing near the bolt heads with acetylene torch or maybe a Mapp gas torch will help.

Used heat and got 3 out. One other was coming out and we could see 1/4 inch of shank before it snapped. Had about 1/2 to 3/4 inch of shank below head where it broke.

BS... no hurry unless you prefer to ship it as I have plenty of projects on the side. Otherwise, let me know if you need help unpacking when you get back.

[bigshrimpin]

I hadn't made it to that corner of the garage . . . :) That's why it's still there. Last Tuesday I made $463 from scrap outboard parts. I suppose that makes me a pack rat.

[Geekie1]

Hey monkey. What is the HP on your engine. V6 "Special" was sold in 1985 and 1986. I believe the "Special" had the vertical reed assembly. (could be wrong about that) The part #'s I listed were for the standard V6's stainless steel replacement. Better double check PN's for a V6 "Special". Stainless steel shift rods became available in the mid 90's (1994) and were a direct replacement for the earlier steel rods. Don't order the 1986 part #. You may get a regular steel shift rod. Excel didn't come out until 1987.

Geek

[bigshrimpin]

Doh . . . Geekie you're right v6 special does have a vertical reed front.
I don't know why I thought it had a horizontal front.