1962 starflite IV evinrude 75hp

[Vinny1977]

the battery on my boat looses juice quicly and dies out. I was told that the engine has an alternator. I was also told that if the cables were crossed the diodes on the engine would burn out in a matter of seconds. I am a newbie to all of this, any advice or info will be helpful in trying to solve this problem. <br />P.S. I don't have a shop manual either any info on where i could get one of those will lso be helpful.

 

[Terry H]

Re: 1962 starflite IV evinrude 75hp

Vincent...you can get manuals right here on iboats, just click on manuals on top of page. <br />Really sounds like you have a power drain somewhere...you should have a magneto ignition and don't use battery for other than starting...check your battery and for a short. don't think an alternator cares which way you hook it up, it's ac...just a Thought

 

[outonbizniz]

Re: 1962 starflite IV evinrude 75hp

Vincent, <br />I have the exact same motor. If it is a 1962 Evinrude 75HP Starflite IV WITH Selectric Shift:<br />You have battery ignition with an 20 AMP alternator. That is why you have the large stator under the flywheel. Sorry, I don't know enough about how the circuits work to figure out the battery drain.<br />

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