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    1968 3hp Johnson

    tried to run this motor yesterday, and it started first pull after sitting for a week, and it started fine like normal, but when I tried to start pushing the choke in it did not rev up, and after about 10 seconds it stalled. It seemed flooded, so - I ended up pulling the plugs and disconnecting...
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    flat line trolling for trout

    I played with a three way rig and like how it works well enough. It isn't an exact science, but certainly down to 20 or 30 feet, it will get you there without too much trouble. Going slow enough is the challenge.
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    flat line trolling for trout

    have a local resevoir, Northeast USA, think it is about 350 acres, half of it is shallow, 10 feet or less with islands and a lot of structure, and the other half has a dam at the end, and is mostly 20 feet deep, with a 30 foot deep section, that goes to 34 I think is the deepest part. we troll...
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    1973 4hp Evinrude

    Haven't had this motor back out to test. I need to pull the flywheel off another motor, and I'll probably do this one, and either put new points or open them up a hair more to .022 to see if I can get the timing to hit right in the middle. It was funny, one side had a hole in the bottom of the...
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    1968 3hp Johnson

    been runing this motor trolling. haven't had the flywheel off again to check and reset the coil position and to look in at the ignition to see if I have a wear spot from rubbing. runs good starts easy, high speed run strong for extended periods, I just avoid the mid range where it chirps a...
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    1968 3hp Johnson

    ran this motor good. probably 4 -6 hours of mixed running over 2 or 3 days. Seems to run great. Think at some RPMs I'm rining the flywheel like a bell. I'll probably mess around with it Wednesday, next time I run it. Think I'll just put tape on the flywheel to see if it changes the...
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    1973 4hp Evinrude

    I did check the timing with an ohm meter. It was opening just on the slow side, of the two marks. Right on the 2nd mark, but it supposed to be in the middle. My guess points a bit worn, either I'll replace them or just gap them a bit wider to adjust the timing. Motor seemed to run pretty...
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    1973 4hp Evinrude

    just some clowns on another part of the internet. they did jump right on a knock sensor, but just trying a timing light, and maybe running colder plugs, or a bit more oil in the gas, they went right to engineering a knock sensor on the fly. I'll let someone else try that if it ever happens...
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    1973 4hp Evinrude

    thanks for reading or commenting, this motor was a project so far for sure. I just want to practice working on one, and this one has been good for that. can anyone recommend a timing light that works on these well? can you rig a battery and bulb to these? for static timing, can I just put...
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    1973 4hp Evinrude

    I got some feedback on another forum vintage section, the white spots on the electrode are likely detonation or preignition. They are egging me on to install a knock sensor, but I'm not sure I'm that advanced mechanically, so - maybe I'll just use this as an excuse to pick up a timing light. I...
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    1968 3hp Johnson

    got that nozzle out. the end is buggered, but it could probably still be used, but I got a replacement I'll use. another piece for the odd parts bin. I heated it up good and applied solvent and penetrating oil, let it sit, heated it up again an hour or so later and applied more penetrating...
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    1973 4hp Evinrude

    trying to share some plug pics. top cylinder on right, bottom on left, these are new plugs, they did some test runs, and then about a 10 minute ride around a pond Champion j6c...
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    1968 3hp Johnson

    I'm betting on the carb. probably put 4 or 5 hours on it this weekend, I'm going to run it some more with the 24:!1 gas, and just set it at some steady trolling speeds, and see how consistent it runs, and check the plugs after. The tapping noise is either piston slap or I'm hearing something...
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    1968 3hp Johnson

    Doesn't chirp at full throttle running 24:1, a little bit at about 1/3 throttle when throttling down. Ran GPS speedometer, 10 mph max on a 12 foot Mirrocraft aluminum rowboat. It will be interesting to compare running when I finally get the 3hp carb put together with the new nozzle. Probably...
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    1969 Evinrude 9.9 model 9622-A help

    You gotta get back there and see what is acting as a stop.
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