65 Evinrude carb ?

[hungryfisherman]

My 65 'rude set of carbs has no low speed needle to replace when rebuilding. There's a bolt in the hole screwed all the way down tight where the needle ought to be. Anybody know what's up with that?

 

[JB]

Re: 65 Evinrude carb ?

Howdy, HF.

Welcome to iboats.

Nope. Maybe if you tell us what year and HP your Evinrude is (is 65 the year or HP??) we may have a clue.

 

[JasonAych]

Re: 65 Evinrude carb ?

Because it helps cool the engine better that way.

My answer is just about as good as the information about your outboard you provided.

To get a good answer you should list the year and HP at a minimum, the model number off the model/serial number tag would be even better.

 

[hungryfisherman]

Re: 65 Evinrude carb ?

Sorry about the omissions. The year is 1973 and it's a 65 hp. The model # is
65373R and the serial # is J09142.

 

[tashasdaddy]

Re: 65 Evinrude carb ?

1973 65hp does not have adjustable jets. it has fixed jets. the low speed is behind the top bolt, deep inside. the high speed is deep behind the bowl drain plug.

read ethanol, replace fuel lines, carb cleaning, be sure to use the special tool, you could ruin you jets.
http://forums.iboats.com/showthread.php?t=299680

carb kit, you need one for each cylinder http://www.iboats.com/mall/partfind...gd_poid=109344&gd_row=58&**********=062836957

 

[hungryfisherman]

Re: 65 Evinrude carb ?

Thanks Tashasdaddy, may all your fishin' stories be true. The fixed jet idea is a new one on me. If I may ask one more Q? Is the tool you show for getting the remote jets out effective because it's thicker than most bladed screwdrivers? Could a regular screw driver be ground down or rather up the shaft to a thicker point that would accomplish the same thing? Thanks again and God bless.