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I first want to thank everyone for their help so far on this project. You have been very helpful but I'm having one final and very odd issue with the motor.
Here's what I know!
Engine torn down and rebuilt.
Good compression on both cylinders.
All electronics (points, condensers, coils, plugs...
Hi again. I'm excited to say that with your help I've finally got this Motor up and running and it was going great! After about an hour of motoring around, I went to WOT for about 20 seconds until suddenly it seemed to slip out of gear and the RPMs shot up drastically as the boat slowed...
So I rebuild every aspect of this power head with all new electronics, adjusted to specs, honed the cylinders smooth and new rings, compression seems good, carb is clean and good and I believe everything is adjusted appropriately (according to the service manual I have). We finally got to pull...
I'm rebuilding (attempting) a '57 SeaKing 25 which has the same engine block design as the Johnson/Evinrude 25/30/35 of that era. I want to get the bypass covers off to inspect and clean the intakes and I'm having a really hard time getting them out. Any suggestions or tips?
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I just acquired a 1957 Montgomery Ward Sea King 25 that I am going to attempt to rebuild and bring back to life. I'd like to order some gaskets but I'd like to know for sure I'm going the right route. I know that John./Evin. made a 25 from '52-'55 and a 30 in '56, but things changed in...
