Recent content by Michigan_

Alright guys, I had to get a new spring because the old one was mangled and I didn't want to deal with that thing long term. Everything is reassembled and I will be testing it today. The only concern I have is with that carb kit I got. Had to guess a little on some of that, so I might be doing...

The spring, at the bottom, has that outer layer - which then hooks down. On my spring, that outer layer of spring wraps inwards around the inner layer and the section that is supposed to be wrap downward is just a mangled line of spring. If I knew how to bend a spring back into shape, it would...

I've gotten the carb cleaned and all put back together. However, during reinstall, the pull-start got knocked loose (couldnt get me hands behind it for the carb nut). The spring looks a bit bent out of shape compared to the schematics. Is it worth to try to figure out how the previous owner had...

I ordered https://a.co/d/gGahGQx from amazon. I am not completely sure which of the new parts are for #35, #41, #43, and #51 because the old ones look quite different.

Funny, #38 was the only part not included in my carb kit. So now I need to get one. I was thinking to myself "hope that's not an important one" but it appears that it is!

I was able to get the carb off by removing that side linkage, thank you. Not entirely sure what on the carb needs to come apart, so I just took everything I could apart. I sprayed it with carb cleaner and am leaving it to soak overnight in a tub full of the cleaner. There are already a bunch of...

Is the 1967 Johnson and Evinrude just the same machine?

I am brand new to the boating world, so I bought a 12' v-hull aluminum boat and then picked up a 1967 Evinrude 6 HP outboard. I don't know anything about motors, but I have to learn somewhere. The seller of the outboard said it needed an impeller replacement and set the price at $100. I figured...