Lostfisher
Petty Officer 2nd Class
- Joined
- Nov 2, 2009
- Messages
- 147
Hey guys,
I am new to the site. I was a big fisherman until I got into working on outboards. I repair and collect pre 70's outboards, I have over 20 J/E's outboards and 2 mercurys. My oldest is a 1930's 3 horse evinrude and my newest is a 1971 9.5hp. I am relatively new to outboard repairs and I know everyone has their own little tips and tricks that they use to make life easier in the process of working on an outboard. I was hoping that with this thread everyone could share the little things they do, or some of the tools they have made to get the job done.
On some of the bolts, located in areas hard to reach with a wrench or socket, take a small hacksaw and cut a slot into the head of the nut so you can use a screw driver.
To clean out some of the finer holes in the carb use a fine wire.
The hole drain in the lower unit likes to get clogged, so take a fine long drill bit and drill out the crap, but be careful not to drill into the housing. just take your time.
In some of the carbs, i believe this is for the late 50's E/J's the packing for the rich and lean adjustments wear out and spin as you try to rich and lean your motor. you can repack it by taking a strip of aluminum from a pop can and wrap that around the packing then take a punch and punch it back into place. It should fit nice and snug.
You can go to the local dentist and they will give you their used and old dentistry tools for free. These are nice for getting junk out of tight spots.
That's all I can think of for now, anyone got anything to add.
Also I wanted to mention this site is great with lots of good info.
I am new to the site. I was a big fisherman until I got into working on outboards. I repair and collect pre 70's outboards, I have over 20 J/E's outboards and 2 mercurys. My oldest is a 1930's 3 horse evinrude and my newest is a 1971 9.5hp. I am relatively new to outboard repairs and I know everyone has their own little tips and tricks that they use to make life easier in the process of working on an outboard. I was hoping that with this thread everyone could share the little things they do, or some of the tools they have made to get the job done.
On some of the bolts, located in areas hard to reach with a wrench or socket, take a small hacksaw and cut a slot into the head of the nut so you can use a screw driver.
To clean out some of the finer holes in the carb use a fine wire.
The hole drain in the lower unit likes to get clogged, so take a fine long drill bit and drill out the crap, but be careful not to drill into the housing. just take your time.
In some of the carbs, i believe this is for the late 50's E/J's the packing for the rich and lean adjustments wear out and spin as you try to rich and lean your motor. you can repack it by taking a strip of aluminum from a pop can and wrap that around the packing then take a punch and punch it back into place. It should fit nice and snug.
You can go to the local dentist and they will give you their used and old dentistry tools for free. These are nice for getting junk out of tight spots.
That's all I can think of for now, anyone got anything to add.
Also I wanted to mention this site is great with lots of good info.
) have been covered before. You will discover we are quite a great group here and probably the most important things are to understand...... some of our "newbie" members may have never picked up a tool before and some are skilled at the highest level.....
