1970 Evinrude 115 trouble

[scooter15]

Hi,
I was out on the lake this last weekend and when I gave it some throttle the motor would rev but I would not go very fast. I tilted the the motor up and the prop was moving slowly when I gave it some gas the prop spun very fast so I put the motor back in the water and gave it some gas and nothing again. What happened to my motor?

 

[bigpoppakdog]

Re: 1970 Evinrude 115 trouble

Hello fellow 1970 115 owner. My guess, you will see quite a few indicate you have a spun hub on your prop.

 

[scooter15]

Re: 1970 Evinrude 115 trouble

Hey bigpoppakdog thanks a lot...that was exactly what it was.

 

[bigpoppakdog]

Re: 1970 Evinrude 115 trouble

do you still have the original push button remote control? Mine went out, so I replaced it with a toggle switch setup. Had a head gasket go out last week. Damn near cooked the engine for good. Thank goodness I had a temp. guage on it so I knew it was HOT.

 

[ogrealan]

Re: 1970 Evinrude 115 trouble

Hello, I too have an Evi 115083D that came with a boat that I am in the process of restoring, however I can't seem to find the key in the box of parts for the Select control box. Do any of you know if there is a key stamp on the control box anywhere? Going to be a bit difficult to test the motor for gears if I can't run it through the control box.

Thanks
Alan.

 

[bigpoppakdog]

Re: 1970 Evinrude 115 trouble

I don't know. If you buy a new ignition switch do they come with keys?