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05-22-2014, 11:47 AM #1
Stacker 6 carb first fire up video
Any old timers recall what orifice size was used for the water going into the stacks ?? The top one is running dry as seen in the video. This problem might go away with a lower unit on it or smaller orifice. Thoughts ??
Video isn't the greatest....haven't had time to do another one. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWxqtkORE4k
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05-22-2014, 12:36 PM #2
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05-22-2014, 02:23 PM #3
Think it is fixed now...
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05-22-2014, 05:11 PM #45000 RPM
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This build came out of the UK from a shop near Liverpool..called Outboards and hydroplane Services...I bought this back in 2003 from the owner of the shop..Frank a Formula 1 mechanic and ran this shop for decades..The motor was tucked under a staircase in one of the shops.. A super BP with a T2x front half mounted on a T2X mid with a custom adapter plate..I wish I recorded the conversation we had, he was a wealth of knowledge and had photos all over the walls, even pics of brand new 75H Mercs on Hydros at a indoor boat show.. While I was there the son of the fellow that ran this motor stopped in. He said his dad was still running the boat this motor came off of with some late model power..I will try and post some pics..
Great to see it running again with minimal effort...
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05-22-2014, 08:06 PM #57000 RPM
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Wow!! Six carbs? Stacks? Water??? You sure GG approved this???
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05-23-2014, 07:21 AM #6
I'm working on two sets of wet stacks for Miss Diablo and found that the orifice size was 0.067" in all of the nozzles. Good thing I checked them (actually one was broken, so had to make a new one), as all were completely plugged with carbon. Must have been run a lot without the water being used. (near old timer)
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05-23-2014, 11:39 AM #7
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05-23-2014, 11:40 AM #8
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05-23-2014, 11:43 AM #9
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05-23-2014, 01:50 PM #10
Looks pretty sweet Oldglass!
L6fan57-88
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05-23-2014, 02:17 PM #11
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05-23-2014, 05:07 PM #12
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05-24-2014, 09:17 PM #13
I dont have water injection on mine.
But i can tell you the water coming out of the water outlet hose
will be probibly 3 times that with a lower unit on it running.
That should help things
Dale
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05-25-2014, 02:20 PM #14
Old racing mercury with stacks
. Some interesting information I can add to this story Outboard and Hydroplane Services were based at Ormskirk nr Liverpool in the 60's and 70's and was owned by Len Melly a boat racing driver he won the Paris 6hr race around 1964 with John Merryfield they had a business together called M M Hulls supplying Levi V hulls 'the last time I was there I purchased a Mercury sports master gear case in 1970.Well in 1969 there were only 6 Mercury 1250sbp engines came in to the UK all were purchased by ex Mercury drivers.Bill Shakespeare' Fred Miles'Steve Pinson'Don Ross/Jackie Wilson'Charlie Shepherds team'Lol Hopkins.Back to the T2x in 1973 only two were in the UK Bob Spaldings and Tom Percival's.The engine you have may have been built some years later from good used parts.A good friend of mine Steve Twigg lived nearby in Manchester he had a 1000sbp Mercury engine with Stackers he was a ex racing boat driver and official at the Windemere speed record attempts they never let him run his outfit due to the noise'he always used to ask me over he said he would run his engine in his garage just to upset his neighbours.
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05-25-2014, 05:32 PM #15