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I have a 1964 Evinrude Big Twin 40HP (long shaft) that I'm tying to remove the lower unit. I removed the rear lower outer cover and then removed the long hidden bolt that goes top down. I removed the side plate and then the inner plate and then removed the shift linkage bolt. I removed all of...
Okay. Rookie question here. I’ve been looking and digging. I just can’t come up with a part name and more importantly a part number. What’s the name and number of this plate on the side of the lower unit? My Big Twin is missing it.
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We all know about eBay and Craigslist. Where are good places to look for the parts that we need? New and used parts!
I'm new to restoring Evinrude engines and want to learn. I understand that you can quickly dump a lot of money into a vintage outboard but the cost of a new 40 HP is $7,000...
I'll be getting a 1966? Evinrude Big Twin 40 HP very soon. The BT40 is a long shaft. I want to convert it into a short shaft. It looks like Evinrude/Johnson made the powerheads the same and the difference was just a bolt on operation.
So my questions are these:
1 - It looks like the long shaft...
