Oil mix ratio help on a 1960 Evenrude

[c_feath]

I'm not sure which model it is because it is a friends boat and I don't have access to it right now but it is electric start. Can anyone help with the ratio? thanks

 

[CATransplant]

Re: Oil mix ratio help on a 1960 Evenrude

24:1 for all 1960 Evinrudes. That's 1 quart in 6 gallons of gas. Don't be tempted to use less.

 

[tashasdaddy]

Re: Oil mix ratio help on a 1960 Evenrude

1964 and before are 24:1. 65 after are 50:1. 1955 and before are 16:1.

 

[c_feath]

Re: Oil mix ratio help on a 1960 Evenrude

Thank you both. Myself and a friend of mine just bought a 1960 Performer Sportsman to use as a hoop netting fishing boat for lobster in the San Diego area and we completely re-wired everything to see if it would fire up after sitter for 20 yrs. Sure enough when we wired a new ignition it started to crank with great compression. The last step is the oil/fuel ratio....now we're good to go....cross the fingers and hope it fires up!!!

 

[tashasdaddy]

Re: Oil mix ratio help on a 1960 Evenrude

read this. http://forums.iboats.com/showthread.php?t=158086

 

[steelespike]

Re: Oil mix ratio help on a 1960 Evenrude

Be sure you use a properly wired outboard key switch.

 

[c_feath]

Re: Oil mix ratio help on a 1960 Evenrude

Be sure you use a properly wired outboard key switch.

The engine is up and running and we are taking it out for the first voyage tomorrow morning out in the harbor. We installed a new ignition for the electric start but I don't know that it is specifically and "outboard key switch". Is there a major difference? It seems to work ok...