I have a 1975 40hp Evinrude. Currently the engine will overheat when at idle. Also after running at full speed for a given amount of time it will also overheat. Then it stalls out and will not restart for a given amount of time. I took the lower end off and the water pump is still like new. Then...
This is the first season that I have used this engine. It is a 1975 evinrude 40 hp model 40555c. I have finally seemed to work all the quirks out of it I have been posting about before. My only concern is this model does not have a "pee hole" . Is this a issue or am I concerned for no reason...
I pulled my 1975 evinrude out of winter storage. I put my lower unit back together and rebuilt my carb. When I went to start the engine I turned the key and nothing happened. I was wondering if the starter solenoid is bad. I checked both safety switches, the one that insures the throttle is in a...
I have a 1975 evinrude 40hp engine. I took it out for a test run since it had been sitting for 20 years. It ran ok but when you got the throttle all the way open you had to put the choke on to keep it from dieing. So I decided to buy a carb rebuild kit to see if cleaning and rebuilding the carb...
Re: Evinrude Shifting Problems
Went out and messed with the motor again. The shift lever will move, and in turn move the rod up and down in the view hole but the prop does not change rotation. Occasionally the shift lever will stiffen up and not want to shift forward and backward though. Shot...
Just took my new old 1974 Evinrude 40hp out for a test spin. When I went to load it on the trailer, I had to put it in reverse. Then when i moved the shifter into forward it stayed in reverse. Worked it back and forth a few times and it came out of it and back into forward. Is there a way to...
