BSDenning
Petty Officer 1st Class
- Joined
- Nov 23, 2007
- Messages
- 271
I've got a 1954 Evinrude Fleetwin 7.5 hp that needs some repair work. I just bought the boat and motor this summer and it is the first boat I have ever owned, so I don't know much at all about repairing boat motors, but I would hate to pay for the price of taking it to the shop. The motor runs ok, but i'm not getting the power out of it that I should be getting.
After tinkering with it, I believe that it is only running on one cylinder. (If I pull the wire off the bottom cylinder's spark plug while the engine is running, the engine keeps running fine, but if I pull it off the top cylinder's spark plug, the engine cuts off) I've replaced the spark plugs, but that didn't help. I have talked to a few people about the problem and they suggested replacing the coils. I don't know anything about doing that type of repair job and I was wondering if anyone knew if that is a very difficult repair job, or if it was fairly easy. I would also like to know where I could find the parts to replace the coils and/or what the part numbers might be. Any info would be great.
I'm also getting low compression in the bottom cylinder. The top cylinder is at about 80psi, but the bottom one is at 40psi, so I'm figuring it may need new rings in it but I'm thinking that type of repair job may be out of my leage.
I'm also thinking it might be a good idea to get a carborator kit and clean and replace the carborator. If anyone has any information on where I could find the parts for that, it would be greatly appreciated.
After tinkering with it, I believe that it is only running on one cylinder. (If I pull the wire off the bottom cylinder's spark plug while the engine is running, the engine keeps running fine, but if I pull it off the top cylinder's spark plug, the engine cuts off) I've replaced the spark plugs, but that didn't help. I have talked to a few people about the problem and they suggested replacing the coils. I don't know anything about doing that type of repair job and I was wondering if anyone knew if that is a very difficult repair job, or if it was fairly easy. I would also like to know where I could find the parts to replace the coils and/or what the part numbers might be. Any info would be great.
I'm also getting low compression in the bottom cylinder. The top cylinder is at about 80psi, but the bottom one is at 40psi, so I'm figuring it may need new rings in it but I'm thinking that type of repair job may be out of my leage.
I'm also thinking it might be a good idea to get a carborator kit and clean and replace the carborator. If anyone has any information on where I could find the parts for that, it would be greatly appreciated.
