Last year spent alot of time here digging up info on my 57 35hp evinrude. It has been plagued with the ever wandering hi/lo speed adjustment knobs.
This happened because the nut that squishes the packing to hold them firm would back out due to the threads being worn on a 50 year old plus carb...
Hate reading the oh **** I snapped my head bolt posts, figure ill give a lil advice.
Be aware, you can feel the difference of a bolt coming out to one that is shearing, if youve already snapped 1 do not go and repeat what you just did for the other 9 or how many ever bolts.
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So since ive been out of work, and my cabin cruiser is workin mint outboards seem to be my new hobby. (thanks again to all fo help with my 57 rude :) just picked up a 25 johnson same era that im starting on. )
My friend got a 70 johnson I believe its an 84. It has **** for compression, he took...
K so first thanks to all who helped me with my lower unit problems, much apreciated.
So my 57 is back in the water and runnin, well runnin like a 57 does. LOUD!!
I have nothing on the aluminum cowl to deaden the sound Im wonderin what people have tried. I assume it came with some kind of...
K so I need some real life experience advice, not this what its specced for etc...
I know it says 24:1 but thats antique oil and gas. I remember tryin it when I first got it at 24:1 and it wouldnt start. Engine guy told me use 50:1 I do and it runs great. Ive even read with the use of top...
K so mtor started to slip out of forward gear after a weekend of stupid shifting due to a saturated float. (wouldnt idle was shifting at high rpm)
so tore LU apart and found what I expected, chipped clutch dog and gears a lil rounded, so just flipping the clutch around doesnt seem like a...
