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1971 Evinrude 6HP Fisherman.
I blew a head gasket minutes after inheriting the engine. This is what I see after removing the head. Notice the difference between each cylinder head. They cylinder that still had compression is rich in carbon deposits, while the cylinder that was effected by...
I inherited an early 60's 6HP Evinrude "Fisherman" model engine. I don't know much about it other than "it ran great 5 years ago."
The engine has a choke, and a Rich/Lean knob that goes from 1 -7 (1 being lean, 7 being rich).
The external fuel tank had about a quarter inch of gas left at the...
1986 28HP Johnson
I was running the motor in reverse at idle when it just up and quit. I ran the battery down trying to restart it with no luck. It fired twice for maybe a half second.
Pulled the carb fuel intake saw that fuel was flowing to the carb fine.
Removed carb, blew on the intake...
