Its been a few years since I've been here. I've been looking for certain parts for my 58 Evinrude 10 hp Sportwin and my 56 15 hp Johnson. I purchased the 15 horse Johnson last spring and it was my fishing motor last year. I gotta say it is a good one too. Toward the end of fall, it was a bit slow to start so I want to rebuild the carb when I put a new impellor in before I take it out on the lake this year. I found those parts no problem. I'd also like to open up the lower unit to have a close look, but I have not been able to find a seal kit for it.
The 58 Evinrude 10 horse is a motor I planned to work on a few years ago but never got around to. I'd like to rebuild the carb (haven't found the kit yet) and I'd like to pull the head, but I haven't found a head gasket for it either.
If anyone has part numbers for these kits or the head gasket, I would really appreciate it if you would post them.
By the way ... Some might be amazed at what that old 56 Johnson 15 horse can do. Last summer my wife and I met up with a couple of really large guys in a really large glass bass boat. They were stuck on a sand bar and had both their big motor .. I'd guess it was 75 to 100 horse, and their ten horse kicker, tilted up a bit and running full out, but doing nothing more than making one impressive fountain behind their stuck in the mud boat. I trolled up (we were in about a foot of water there) and offered my help, assuming they were laughing under their breath at our little 14 foot jon boat with an ancient 15 hp Johnson. Since their other option was a really long swim, they said yes to my offer. I had them toss me a rope, pull their motors out of the water, and I tied off to the the back of my boat. I trolled into deeper water which took the slack out of the rope, and told them both to move to the front of their boat. The old Johnson didn't hesitate as it pulled that big boat off of the sand bar. I don't know how long those folks were stuck, but they sure seemed anxious to get out of there once we towed them to deeper water. <g>
Thanks!
Tom L
The 58 Evinrude 10 horse is a motor I planned to work on a few years ago but never got around to. I'd like to rebuild the carb (haven't found the kit yet) and I'd like to pull the head, but I haven't found a head gasket for it either.
If anyone has part numbers for these kits or the head gasket, I would really appreciate it if you would post them.
By the way ... Some might be amazed at what that old 56 Johnson 15 horse can do. Last summer my wife and I met up with a couple of really large guys in a really large glass bass boat. They were stuck on a sand bar and had both their big motor .. I'd guess it was 75 to 100 horse, and their ten horse kicker, tilted up a bit and running full out, but doing nothing more than making one impressive fountain behind their stuck in the mud boat. I trolled up (we were in about a foot of water there) and offered my help, assuming they were laughing under their breath at our little 14 foot jon boat with an ancient 15 hp Johnson. Since their other option was a really long swim, they said yes to my offer. I had them toss me a rope, pull their motors out of the water, and I tied off to the the back of my boat. I trolled into deeper water which took the slack out of the rope, and told them both to move to the front of their boat. The old Johnson didn't hesitate as it pulled that big boat off of the sand bar. I don't know how long those folks were stuck, but they sure seemed anxious to get out of there once we towed them to deeper water. <g>
Thanks!
Tom L
