Evinrude Sportwin Familiarization

[455 Evinrude]

Hi all!

I'm a new boat owner and have found this site and the search function to be awesome in answering some of my newbie questions. I have a 14 ft alum jon with a 1962 Evinrude 10 hp Sportwin (Mod. #10024). I haven't started it yet though.

Some simple questions I haven't found answers to yet:
(1) How much oil does the lower unit hold?
(2) I haven't visited my local NAPA yet, but are simple things like the lower unit drain & fill crush gaskets something they carry or have to order? How much lead time to they usually take?
(3) What is the bulb in the fuel line for?
(4) I see what looks like the shift lever on the starboard side. I take it forward is front and reverse is to the rear?
(5) The throttle handle has Start Slow Shift Stop and Fast. I can only move the throttle from Start to Fast (while engine off). I don't want to force it towards the other settings for fear of breaking something, but it also looks like it won't go any further beyond Start as I can see the set screw that looks like it probably controls the cold idle/start speed and that keeps the throttle from turning towards the other settings.

Thanks for any and all help!

 

[tashasdaddy]

Re: Evinrude Sportwin Familiarization

1. i don't know, i just buy 2 tubes and is enough.
2. i get my gaskets buy the dozen, at the local johnson/evinrude dealer.
3. the bulb is to prime the fuel system. you connect to motor and tank, arrow pointing toward motor, squeeze it till it is hard.
4. correct.
5. the motor is set up so when in neutral the throttle can only be turned so far, as to not over rev the motor, shift to forward, and you should get full range. it also sounds like the ring with the printing on the handle, has slipped,
not uncommon. you should only be able to move from stop to start,
6. your fuel / oil ratio is 24 fuel / 1 oil. it went to 50/1 in 1964.

 

[HighTrim]

Re: Evinrude Sportwin Familiarization

Lower will hold 10 ozs on that model