1955 Evinrude 7.5 HP Fleetwin Aquasonic

[bktheking]

Re: 1955 Evinrude 7.5 HP Fleetwin Aquasonic

Where's my photo's?

speedcat

you have to put them on a sharing site and click the insert image icon and paste the url

 

[bktheking]

Re: 1955 Evinrude 7.5 HP Fleetwin Aquasonic

The small spring in the center is responsible for engaging the pawl to grab onto the flywheel, the larger spring rewinds the rope.

 

[Speedcat]

Re: 1955 Evinrude 7.5 HP Fleetwin Aquasonic

Thanks, you should be able to see them know.

Speedcat

 

[bktheking]

Re: 1955 Evinrude 7.5 HP Fleetwin Aquasonic

Thanks, you should be able to see them know.

Speedcat

You need the recoil reset up, that small spring doesnt rewind the rope, the link in this thread should give you some answers

 

[bktheking]

Re: 1955 Evinrude 7.5 HP Fleetwin Aquasonic

check this one too

http://forums.iboats.com/showthread.php?t=261669&highlight=recoil+spring+fleetwin

 

[Speedcat]

Re: 1955 Evinrude 7.5 HP Fleetwin Aquasonic

Thanks BKTHEKING, After I went in and unhooked the rope and re-round the coil everything fell into place. I will try it tomorrow morning and see if everything works. Did you see the center spring in my pic? Did it look ok to you. What a pain in the butt, but it sure feels good acomplishing my first minor repair. Now I need to get a service/repair manual and raise havic. ha ha

Thanks so much!
Speedcat

 

[bktheking]

Re: 1955 Evinrude 7.5 HP Fleetwin Aquasonic

Thanks BKTHEKING, After I went in and unhooked the rope and re-round the coil everything fell into place. I will try it tomorrow morning and see if everything works. Did you see the center spring in my pic? Did it look ok to you. What a pain in the butt, but it sure feels good acomplishing my first minor repair. Now I need to get a service/repair manual and raise havic. ha ha

Thanks so much!
Speedcat

They actually are easy work on if you know "how" they work. F_R has the knowledge on these older motors (and Zeph ). Your spring looks perfect, it should be ok now if it recoils in your hand.

 

[1946Zephyr]

Re: 1955 Evinrude 7.5 HP Fleetwin Aquasonic

Hey....so do I. Old motors are my specialty

 

[1946Zephyr]

Re: 1955 Evinrude 7.5 HP Fleetwin Aquasonic

You know, I took a starter set up like this and adapted it to my 1946 Zephyr that you see in my avitar. It came off of a 1954 Johnson 5.5hp that had a blown engine. I put the spool with the three cogs in the recoil cap and I put the starter pawl ring on the flywheel with 12 guage washers shimming it up. It worked great.