Question for Chinewalker (and others)

[bassboy1]

As you may, or may or not have read, I have recently become the owner of a 1936 OMC 4.3 horse. Now, I am having trouble identifying it. In fact, I have yet to find a picture of a motor that looks remotely similar to it. Most of the 1936 ads, are of completely different Evinrudes. Now, I know that 1936 was the year that Johnson came into OMC, changing it from Outboard Motor Corporation, to Outboard Marine and Manufacturing Corporation. But, the flywheel says Outboard Motor Corporation. Therefore, I am assuming that it was made before Johnson came into the picture. The model number is 4151-0182. Here are a couple pictures. I can get any pictures, or descriptions you need, but have accepted defeat, in my search for info.

Thanks.

 

[Laddies]

Re: Question for Chinewalker (and others)

My books list it as a 1936 Evinrude 4.3 HP not a Johnson?

 

[tmcalavy]

Re: Question for Chinewalker (and others)

Laddies is right, it's a 36 E-rude Service Twin. A cousin of the Lightwin and Fisherman models...point gap is .020, plug gap .025 and takes a Champion 6M or K15J spark plug. The latter plug replaced the 6M. Interesting find. Hope everything is in place under the flywheel...points/coils for those old soldiers are hard to find.

 

[tmcalavy]

Re: Question for Chinewalker (and others)

Forgot to add, the fuel mix is 1/2 pint oil (your choice) to the gallon. I think that's 16:1, but it's early and the coffee has kicked in yet.

 

[bassboy1]

Re: Question for Chinewalker (and others)

Are these "service twins" less common than say lightwins and fishermans? I can find plenty of fisherman and lightwin ads online, as well as owners pictures, but am having a duck of a time, even now that I know it is a service twin.

 

[tmcalavy]

Re: Question for Chinewalker (and others)

Never heard of a Service Twin until you posted and I looked it up. Maybe others know more. Could have been a forerunner of the Sportwin?...another OMC opposed twin that came along later, I think.

 

[bassboy1]

Re: Question for Chinewalker (and others)

For those that are interested, here is a COPY AND PASTE link to the aomci boards, with an answer. Some of yall that were following this, may find it interesting.
"http://www.aomci.org/askamember/posts/37915.html"

 

[hitace]

Re: Question for Chinewalker (and others)

hey bassboy are you in the antique outboard motor club?them guys there would be able to answer any question you could ever have about older motors.They help me out alot.

 

[bassboy1]

Re: Question for Chinewalker (and others)

I am not in it, but used the ask a member option they have there. I also read back about 12 pages of the ask a member threads. Good reading. Do you think joining it would be better than using the ask a member message board?